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Louisiana Family and Juvenile Courts Act, Amendment 6 (2006)
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Louisiana Amendment 6 (General), also known as the Family and Juvenile Courts Act, was on the November 7, 2006, election ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. It proposed that family and juvenile judgeships could be created by the legislature.[1][2]
Election results
| Amendment 6, General | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 499,543 | 61% | ||
| No | 324,511 | 39% | ||
Election results via: Louisiana Secretary of State
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
To authorize the legislature to enact laws establishing new judgeships of district courts as new divisions having limited or specialized jurisdiction within the territorial jurisdiction of the district court and subject matter jurisdiction over family or juvenile matters as provided by law. (Effective January 1, 2007)
(Amends Article V, Section 15(A)) [3]
See also
- Louisiana 2006 ballot measures
- List of Louisiana ballot measures
- 2006 ballot measures
- Louisiana State Senate
- Louisiana House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," September 30, 2006
- ↑ Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, "Voting on Louisiana Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1978-2015," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ON THE 11/7/06 BALLOT," accessed November 16, 2015
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