Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SJR 1188
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: FAV            .                                
                  03/12/2014           .                                
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    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         In ballot statement, delete lines 127 - 135
    4  and insert:
    5         PROSPECTIVE APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN JUDICIAL VACANCIES.
    6  Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution requiring the
    7  Governor to prospectively fill vacancies in a judicial office to
    8  which election for retention applies resulting from the
    9  justice’s or judge’s reaching the mandatory retirement age or
   10  failure to qualify for a retention election; and allowing
   11  prospective appointments if a justice or judge is not retained
   12  at an election. Currently, the Governor may not fill an expected
   13  vacancy until the current justice’s or judge’s term expires.