Florida Amendment 13, Property Tax Exemption in Sarasota County Amendment (1964)

Florida Amendment 13
Election date November 3, 1964
Topic Property taxes
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Florida Amendment 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 3, 1964. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported establishing that in Sarasota County, the first $2,000 of the assessed valuation on home and contiguous property be taxable for school purposes only.

A “no” vote opposed establishing that in Sarasota County, the first $2,000 of the assessed valuation on home and contiguous property be taxable for school purposes only.

Election results

Florida Amendment 13
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		458,981	54.72%
No		379,772	45.28%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 13 was as follows:

“

NO. 13—CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, Section 7 Sarasota County Homestead Exemption—Proposing an amendment to Article X, Section 7 of the Florida Constitution relating to homestead exemption; providing that in Sarasota County the first $2,000 of the assessed valuation on home and contiguous real property shall be taxable for school purposes only and the exemption shall apply to the next five thousand dollars for school purposes only of assessed valuation.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Constitutional changes

ARTICLE X Section 7. Exemption of Homestead from Taxation. Every person who has the legal title or beneficial title in equity to real property in this state and who resides thereon and in good faith makes the same his or her permanent home, or the permanent home of another or others legally or naturally dependent upon said person, shall be entitled to an exemption from all taxation, except for assessments for special benefits, up to the assessed valuation of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) on said home and contiguous real property, as defined in Article X, Section 1, of the constitution, for the year 1939 and thereafter, provided that in Sarasota County the first two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) of the assessed valuation of such property shall be taxable for school purposes only and the exemption shall apply to the next five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for school purposes only of assessed valuation. Said title may be held by the entireties, jointly, or in common with others, and said exemption may be apportioned among such of the owners as shall reside thereon, as their respective interests shall appear, but no such exemption of more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) shall be allowed to any one (1) person or on any one (1) dwelling house, nor shall the amount of the exemption allowed any person exceed the proportionate assessed valuation based on the interest owned by such person. The legislature may prescribe appropriate and reasonable laws regulating the manner of establishing the right to said exemption.

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

1964 Measures

• 1964 Measures
• Property taxes on the ballot
• 1964 legislative sessions

Florida

• Florida ballot measures
• Florida ballot measure laws

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External links

• Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Florida's Constitutions: The Documentary History"
• Ocala Star-Banner, "Automatic Voting Machine Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 1964, Marion County, Florida," October 26, 1964