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Florida Amendment 2, Injured Veterans' Homestead Property Tax Discount Amendment (2012)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 2012. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported expanding the availability of the homestead property tax discount for veterans injured in combat. |
A “no” vote opposed expanding the availability of the homestead property tax discount for veterans injured in combat. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 2 |
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4,907,341 | 63.25% | ||
| No | 2,850,880 | 36.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to Section 6 of Article VII and the creation of Section 32 of Article XII of the State Constitution to expand the availability of the property discount on the homesteads of veterans who became disabled as the result of a combat injury to include those who were not Florida residents when they entered the military and schedule the amendment to take effect January 1, 2013. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the Florida State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Florida House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Florida State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Amendments on the ballot must be approved by 60% of voters to pass.
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Footnotes
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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