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Duval County, Florida, School Sales Tax Referendum (November 2020)
| Duval County School Capital Outlay Sales Surtax Referendum | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local sales tax and Local school tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Duval County School Capital Outlay Sales Surtax Referendum was on the ballot as a referral in Duval County on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the Duval County School Board to enact for 15 years an additional 0.5% sales tax, thereby increasing the total sales tax rate in the county from 7% to 7.5%. |
A "no" vote opposed this measure to authorize the county school board to enact an additional sales tax of 0.5% for 15 years, thereby leaving the total sales tax rate in the county at 7%. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of School Capital Outlay Sales Surtax Referendum.
Election results
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Duval County School Capital Outlay Sales Surtax Referendum |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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317,616 | 67.34% | ||
| No | 154,053 | 32.66% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for School Capital Outlay Sales Surtax Referendum was as follows:
| “ | To upgrade aging schools through repairs and modernization, to keep schools safe and to continue to promote a conducive learning environment, to improve technology, and to replace existing or build new schools, and share with charter schools for their allowable uses, shall the Duval County School Board be authorized to levy a 15-year half-cent sales surtax, with expenditures based upon the Surtax Capital Outlay Plan, and monitored by an independent citizens committee? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Duval County.
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