Florida Local and Municipal Property Tax Exemptions and Citizen Access to Local Officials Act (1998)
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Florida Amendment 10, also known as the Local and Municipal Property Tax Exemptions and Citizen Access to Local Officials Act, was on the November 3, 1998 election ballot in Florida. It was defeated, with 49.8% of voters in favor.
Amendment 10 was one of nine ballot measures placed on the 1998 Florida ballot by the Florida Constitution Revision Commission (FCRC). It is the only one of the nine amendments referred by the FCRC that was defeated in 1998.
Text of the proposal
The language that appeared on the ballot:
Broadens tax exemption for governmental uses of municipal property; authorizes legislature to exempt certain municipal and special district property used for airport, seaport, or public purposes; permits local option tax exemption for property used for conservation purposes; permits local option tangible personal property tax exemption for attachments to mobile homes and certain residential rental furnishings; removes limitations on citizens' ability to communicate with local officials about matters which are the subject of public hearings.
See also
External links
- Analysis of Amendment 10
- Florida ballot measure database
- Journals of the 1997-1998 Constitution Revision Commission
- November 3, 1998 constitutional amendment election results
