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Florida Amendment 4, Pari-Mutuel Excise Tax Funds Allocation Amendment (1960)
| Florida Amendment 4 | |
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| Topic Gambling policy and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 8, 1960. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing the allocation of excise taxes collected by the state or under its authority from the operation of pari-mutuel pools. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing the allocation of excise taxes collected by the state or under its authority from the operation of pari-mutuel pools. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 296,561 | 45.07% | ||
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361,389 | 54.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 4 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IX, SECTION 15 Proposing an amendment to Article IX, Section 15 of the Constitution of the State of Florida providing not less than forty-five per cent of all excise taxes levied and collected by the State or under its authority, from the operation of pari-mutuel pools shall be allocated and distributed in equal parts to the several counties of the State. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 15. Allocation of Excise Taxes. Not less than forty-five per cent (45%) of all excise taxes levied and collected by the State, or under its authority, from the operation of pari-mutuel pools shall be allocated and distributed in equal parts to the several counties of the State. |
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
External links
- Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Florida's Constitutions: The Documentary History"
- The Tampa Times, "SAMPLE BALLOT," October 13, 1960
Footnotes
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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