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Florida Amendment 1, Homestead and Personal Property Exemption Amendment (1984)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 1984. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported extending the exemption of homesteads and personal property from forced sale to any natural person. |
A “no” vote opposed extending the exemption of homesteads and personal property from forced sale to any natural person. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,766,516 | 79.01% | ||
| No | 734,785 | 20.99% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Provides that the exemption of a homestead and of personal property to the value of $1,000 from forced sale and certain liens shall extend to any natural person, not just the head of a family. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
A 60% vote was required during one legislative session for the Florida State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounted to a minimum of 51 votes in the Florida House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Florida State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments did not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Amendments on the ballot required a simple majority vote in this year.
See also
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Footnotes
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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