Florida Supreme Court Jurisdiction, Amendment 2 (March 1980)

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The Florida Supreme Court Jurisdiction Amendment, also known as Amendment 2, was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida which was approved on the ballot on March 11, 1980.

This amendment modified Article V of the Florida Constitution to change the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.[1]

Election results[edit]

Florida Amendment 2 (March 1980)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 940,420 67.14%
No460,26632.86%

Election results via: Florida Elections Division

Text of measure[edit]

The language that appeared on the ballot:

Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to modify the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.[2][3]

See also[edit]

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  • 1980 ballot measures
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  • List of Florida ballot measures

External links[edit]

  • Text of the measure
  • Election Results
  • Florida Amendments of the Election of 3-11-80
  • 1980 March Special Election Sample Ballot (dead link) (From Citrus County)

Footnotes[edit]

  1. Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Amendments, Election of 3-11-80"
  2. Florida Secretary of State, Division of Elections, "Initiative Information"
  3. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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