Florida Amendment 8, Dade County Solicitor Amendment (1952)
| Florida Amendment 8 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic Administrative organization and State judicial authority |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 4, 1952. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported transferring the duties of the County Solicitor in Dade County to the State Attorney of the 11th Judicial Circuit. |
A “no” vote opposed transferring the duties of the County Solicitor in Dade County to the State Attorney of the 11th Judicial Circuit. |
Election results
|
Florida Amendment 8 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 157,411 | 45.32% | ||
|
|
189,956 | 54.68% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 8 was as follows:
| “ | No. 8 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE V Proposing an amendment to Article V of the Constitution of the State of Florida by adding an additional section thereto to be numbered by the Secretary of State, providing that on and after July 1, 1953, the State Attorney of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Dade County, Florida, shall be the Prosecuting Attorney of the Criminal Court of Record and the Court of Crimes of Dade County, abolishing the Office of the County Solicitor and the position of Assistant County Solicitor in Dade County and thereafter the State Attorney and his Assistant State Attorney shall perform all of the duties and functions theretofore performed by the County Solicitor; further providing that the Legislature may provide for Assistant State Attorneys and Special Investigators for the State Attorney of Dade County who shall be appointed by the State Attorney and sworn in by the Court. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
|
Section __. On and after July 1, 1953, the State Attorney of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Dade County, Florida, shall be the prosecuting attorney of the Criminal Court of Record and the Court of Crimes, of Dade County; and the office of County Solicitor, and the position of Assistant County Solicitor in Dade County shall stand abolished and terminated, and, thereafter, the State Attorney and his Assistant State Attorneys, under his direction, shall perform all of the duties and functions of office heretofore performed by the County Solicitor. Pending information filed in the Criminal Court of Record or Court of Crimes shall not be invalidated hereby, and the State Attorney, or his Assistant State Attorneys, may file amended informations in any such cases, if and when necessary. The Legislature may provide for Assistant State Attorneys and special investigators for the State Attorney of Dade County, who shall be appointed by the State Attorney and sworn in by the court, and such Assistant State Attorneys shall work under the direction of the State Attorney and shall have full authority to do and perform any official act that the State Attorney may do and perform. It shall be the duty of the said State Attorney concurrently with the Sheriff of Dade County to enforce all of the criminal laws of the State of Florida in said County and the Legislature may, by special or general act, enact such statutes as are necessary to supplement and give full force and effect to this section of the Constitution. |
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"
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, "SAMPLE BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION," November 4, 1952
Footnotes
 |
State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
