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West Virginia Unified Family Court, Amendment 1 (2000)
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West Virginia Amendment 1, also known as the Unified Family Court Amendment, was on the November 7, 2000, election ballot in West Virginia as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.
Election results
| Amendment 1 (2000) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 346,523 | 73% | ||
| No | 124,786 | 27% | ||
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
| “ | Amends the Constitution of West Virginia to permit the Legislature to establish a unified system of family courts with jurisdiction over family law and child welfare matters.[1] | ” |
| —National Conference on State Legislatures[2] | ||
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- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ ncsl.org, "Ballot Measures Database," accessed August 25, 2015
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