Florida 2008 ballot measures

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Six ballot propositions were on the November 4, 2008 general election ballot in Florida. Of the six, one was an initiative, one was a legislative referral and four were commission referrals.

Key facts

  • Through 2008, there were 24 initiatives on the ballot since the process began in 1978, in addition to legislatively-referred ballot measures.
  • Of those 24, 20 were approved by voters.
  • 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

Type Title Subject Description Outcome
LR Amendment 1 Immigration Delete provisions authorizing Legislature to regulate or prohibit real estate transactions of aliens ineligible for citizenship Defeated
CICA Amendment 2 Marriage 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 Taxes Exclude certain improvements from being considered in property value assessment for ad valorem taxation purposes Approved
CR Amendment 4 Taxes Provide property tax exemption for perpetually conserved land. Approved
CR Amendment 6 Taxes Bases tax assessment of waterfront property on current use. Approved
CR Amendment 8 Taxes 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]

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References

  1. ↑ Florida Election Results
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