Florida 2008 ballot measures
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Six ballot propositions will be on the November 4, 2008 general election ballot in Florida. Of the six, one is an initiative, one is a legislative referral and four are commission referrals.
Key facts
- Through 2006, there have been 23 initiatives on the ballot since the process began in 1978, in addition to legislatively-referred ballot measures.
- Of those 23, 19 passed.
- Floridians passed Amendment 3 in 2006, which requires that for any initiative, legislative referral or commission referral to pass, it must earn the approval of 60% of the state's voters.
- Florida voters have approved a higher percentage of their statewide ballot measures than voters in any other state.
National overview
November 2008 ballot
In the table, "CICA" stands for Citizen-initiated constitutional amendment, "LR" stands for Legislative referral, and "CR" stands for Commission referral.
| Type | Title | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LR | Amendment 1 | Delete from state constitution the provisions authorizing the Legislature to regulate or prohibit the ownership, inheritance, disposition, and possession of real property by aliens ineligible for citizenship | Defeated |
| CICA | Amendment 2 | Define marriage as the union of one man and one woman as husband and wife, no other legal union is valid or recognized | Approved |
| CR | Amendment 3 | Exclude certain improvements from being considered in property value assessment for ad valorem taxation purposes | Approved |
| CR | Amendment 4 | Provide property tax exemption for perpetually conserved land. | Approved |
| CR | Amendment 6 | Bases tax assessment of waterfront property on current use. | Approved |
| CR | Amendment 8 | Authorizes counties to levy local option sales taxes for community colleges, subject to voter approval. | Defeated |
Removed from November ballot
| Type | Title | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CR | Amendment 5 | Cut property taxes by average 25%, eliminate property taxes that school districts are required to levy in order to get state aid | Removed |
| CR | Amendment 7 | Eliminates the ban in Florida's constitution against sending state tax money to religious institutions. | Removed |
| CR | Amendment 9 | Requires that at least 65% of school funds be spent on classroom instruction. | Removed |
January 29, 2008 ballot
| Ballot # | Type | Initiative Title | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-03 | LR | Florida Amendment One (2008) | Portability of Save Our Homes Cap | Passed with 64%[1] |
See Also
- For information on other citizen initiatives that attempted but failed to make the ballot, see Florida 2008 citizen initiatives.
- Florida ballot initiative news
- List of Florida ballot measures
External Links
- Florida Division of Elections: List of Initiatives
- Florida Division of Elections: 2008 Proposed Constitutional Amendments
- Florida Division of Elections: List of Initiatives: 1978-2008
References
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