Florida Amendment 3, Low-Income Senior Homestead Tax Exemption Amendment (1998)
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| Topic Property 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 November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing counties and municipalities to provide an additional homestead tax exemption to low-income seniors. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing counties and municipalities to provide an additional homestead tax exemption to low-income seniors. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 3 |
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2,560,979 | 68.45% | ||
| No | 1,180,341 | 31.55% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution, effective January 1, 1999, to authorize the Legislature to allow counties and municipalities to grant an additional homestead tax exemption not exceeding $25,000 to certain persons 65 years of age or older whose household income does not exceed a specified amount. | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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