Florida Salaries of Judicial Officers Amendment (1906)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Salaries of Judicial Officers Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 1906.
A “yes” vote supported setting the salaries of Supreme Court justices and Circuit Court judges. |
A “no” vote opposed setting the salaries of Supreme Court justices and Circuit Court judges. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| No | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Salaries of Judicial Officers Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment—Section 9 of Article 5—Establishing the salary of Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Circuit Court. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 9. The salaries of each Justice of the Supreme Court shall be four thousand ($4,000.00) dollars a year. The salary of each Circuit Judge shall be three thousand five hundred ($3,500.00) dollars a year. |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
A 60% vote was required during one legislative session for the Florida State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounted to a minimum of 51 votes in the Florida House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Florida State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments did not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Amendments on the ballot required a simple majority vote in this year.
See also
External links
- Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Florida's Constitutions: The Documentary History"
- The St. Lucie County Tribune, "GENERAL ELECTION," November 2, 1906
Footnotes
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