Florida Amendment 5, Second Gas Tax Limitation Amendment (1980)
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| Topic Bond issues and Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 4, 1980. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported removing certain limits on the use of the "second gas tax" to finance bonds for roads. |
A “no” vote opposed removing certain limits on the use of the "second gas tax" to finance bonds for roads. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,498,801 | 55.63% | ||
| No | 1,195,483 | 44.37% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to Section 9 of Article XII of the State Constitution replacing the 40-year limitation on the use of the "second gas tax" to finance bonds for roads with a 40-year limitation upon the bonds secured and payable by revenues from the tax. Proposing to authorize counties to utilize such revenues for road maintenance as authorized by law rather than just for the acquisition or construction of roads. Proposing to allow the use of revenues other than those from the tax and pledged tolls to pay bonds secured by the tax. Proposing to include within the formula used to determine the debt service requirements on such bonds legally available pledged revenues other than those from the tax and from tolls. | ” |
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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