Florida Selection of County Court Judges Act (2000)
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The Selection of County Court Judges Act, was on the November 7, 2000 election ballot in Florida. It was defeated. If it had passed, it would have changed the way that Florida county judges are chosen, from an election system to a system of selection.
A vote on the proposed act was held because in 1998, Florida voters approved the Local Option for Selection of Judges and Funding of State Courts Act, which among other things, provided "for future local elections to decide whether to continue electing circuit and county judges or to adopt system of appointment of those judges by governor." Two measures on the 2000 ballot responded to this mandate, the Selection of Circuit Court Judges Act and the Selection of Circuit Court Judges Act.
A separate vote was tallied in each of Florida's 67 counties. The question asked in each county was "Shall County Court Judges be appointed by the Governor with retention by vote of the people?"
Voters in each of Florida's counties vigorously repudiated the measure. The highest vote total against it was in Calhoun County, where 86.9% voted to reject it. Broward County had the lowest rate of rejection, with 60.1% voting against it.
See also
- List of Florida ballot measures
- Florida Local Option for Selection of Judges and Funding of State Courts Act (1998)
