Florida Amendment 4, Conservation Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2008)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Commission-referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a commission-referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 4, 2008. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing a property tax exemption for property that is limited by perpetual conservation protections. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing a property tax exemption for property that is limited by perpetual conservation protections. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 4 |
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4,875,162 | 68.56% | ||
| No | 2,235,969 | 31.44% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Requires Legislature to provide a property tax exemption for real property encumbered by perpetual conservation easements or other perpetual conservation protections, defined by general law. Requires Legislature to provide for classification and assessment of land used for conservation purposes, and not perpetually encumbered, solely on the basis of character or use. Subjects assessment benefit to conditions, limitations, and reasonable definitions established by general law. Applies to property taxes beginning in 2010. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Support
Supporters
Supporters included:
- Governor Crist[1]
- The Nature Conservancy[2]
- Citizens for Conservation Land[2]
Path to the ballot
The Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission referred the constitutional amendment to the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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