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Florida Amendment 1, Renewable Energy Tax Exemption Amendment (October 1980)
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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 October 7, 1980. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing an ad valorem tax exemption for a renewable energy source device and the property where it is installed. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing an ad valorem tax exemption for a renewable energy source device and the property where it is installed. |
Election results
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1,042,685 | 74.99% | ||
| No | 347,766 | 25.01% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to Section 3 of Article VII and the creation of Section 18 of Article XII of the State Constitution to authorize, for purposes of ad valorem taxation, an exemption for a renewable energy source device and real property on which a renewable energy source device is installed. | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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