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Florida Amendment 3, Local Ad Valorem Tax Exemption Amendment (October 1980)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on October 7, 1980. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing counties and municipalities, upon approval by a referendum of local voters, to grant certain ad valorem tax exemptions. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing counties and municipalities, upon approval by a referendum of local voters, to grant certain ad valorem tax exemptions. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 3 |
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916,043 | 62.84% | ||
| No | 541,630 | 37.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution, effective upon approval, to allow counties and municipalities, after a referendum providing therefor, to grant ad valorem tax exemptions to new businesses and expansions of existing businesses, for certain improvements to real property and for certain tangible personal property, subject to definitions and limitations as provided by general law. | ” |
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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