Article VI.

Section 16. Local judicial officers

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1926189518701847

Local judicial officers

Summary:

Election Date: November 3, 1925

Votes For Ratification: 1090632

Votes Against Ratification: 711018

Percent for Ratification: 61%

Percent Against Ratification: 39%

Notes:

Amendment Source: 1925 C R Amendment No 4

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1926189518701847

Local judicial officers

The Legislature may, on application of the board of supervisors, provide for the election of local officers, not to exceed two in any county, to discharge the duties of County Judge and of Surrogate, in cases of their inability or of a vacancy, and in such other cases as may be provided by law, and to exercise such other powers in special cases as are or may be provided by law.

Summary: Reorganizing state judicial system (supreme court appellate divisions created, jurisdiction of the court of appeals limited to certain cases, some lower courts eliminated and their jurisdiction conferred on the supreme court)

Election Date: November 6, 1894

Votes For Ratification: 410097

Votes Against Ratification: 327402

Percent for Ratification: 56%

Percent Against Ratification: 44%

Notes:

Amendment Source: 1894 CR 2

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1926189518701847

Special county judge and surrogate

The Legislature may, on application of the board of supervisors, provide for the election of local officers, not to exceed two in any county to discharge the duties of county judge and of surrogate, in cases of their inability, or of a vacancy, and to exercise such other powers in special cases as may be provided by law.

Summary: Reordering section

Election Date: November 2, 1869

Votes For Ratification: 247240

Votes Against Ratification: 240442

Percent for Ratification: 51%

Percent Against Ratification: 49%

Notes:

Amendment Source: 1867 Const Conv Amendment No 2

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1926189518701847

Special county judge and surrogate

The legislature may, on application of the board of supervisors, provide for the election of local officers, not to exceed two in any county, to discharge the duties of county judge and of surrogate, in cases of their inability, or of a vacancy, and to exercise such other powers in special cases as may be provided by law.

Summary:

Election Date: November 3, 1846

Votes For Ratification: 221528

Votes Against Ratification: 92436

Percent for Ratification: 71%

Percent Against Ratification: 29%

Notes:

Amendment Source: Report of the Debates and Proceedings of the Convention for the Revision of the Constitution of the ...

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