Florida Supreme Court Jurisdiction, Amendment 2 (March 1980)

## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Text of measure
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

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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)

Result| Votes| Percentage
a Yes|  940,420|  67.14%
No| 460,266| 32.86%

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] | ”

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## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* 1980 ballot measures
* Florida 1980 ballot measures
* 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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