Gov. Rick Scott turned up the winner, but an attempt to guarantee him the power to pack the Florida Supreme Court in four years came up short.
Amendment 3, which was supported by 48 percent of voters Tuesday, would have added the concept of a “prospective” vacancy to the state Constitution and require upcoming vacancies to be filled by lame-duck governors.
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