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Florida Amendment 2, Jurisdiction of the State Supreme Court Amendment (March 1980)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on March 11, 1980. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported modifying the jurisdiction of the state Supreme Court. |
A “no” vote opposed modifying the jurisdiction of the state Supreme Court. |
Election results
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940,420 | 67.14% | ||
| No | 460,266 | 32.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to modify the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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