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Florida Amendment 6, County and Municipality Sales Tax Amendment (1992)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Taxes |
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| Type Commission-referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a commission-referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 3, 1992. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing counties and municipalities to levy a one-cent sales tax, if approved by local voters, for local government services. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing counties and municipalities to levy a one-cent sales tax, if approved by local voters, for local government services. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,886,498 | 40.04% | ||
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2,824,460 | 59.96% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | The proposal authorizes counties and municipalities to levy up to a one-cent sales tax, if approved by the voters of the county or municipality, to be used for local government services. The referendum vote shall be called for by an ordinance of the county or municipality, and the one-cent sales tax, if approved, shall be based on the state sales and use tax base as defined by the Legislature, with certain exceptions. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission referred the measure to the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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