Florida Amendment 7, Monroe County Tax Assessor Amendment (1952)
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| Topic Administration of government and County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 4, 1952. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that the County Tax Assessor in Monroe County assesses the county for all tax districts. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that the County Tax Assessor in Monroe County assesses the county for all tax districts. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 135,546 | 40.90% | ||
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195,866 | 59.10% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:
| “ | No. 7 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE VIII Proposing an amendment to Article VIII by adding thereto an additional section to be numbered by the Secretary of State, providing for Monroe County, Florida, after January 1, 1954, for assessment by the County Tax Assessor of all state, county, school, and municipal taxes to be levied in said county by the state, county, school board, school districts, special tax school districts, port districts, drainage districts, and any other taxing districts and municipalities which by ordinance require that their taxes be so assessed and providing for the Legislature to fix the powers, functions, duties, and compensation of the County Tax Assessor. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section __. From and after January 1, 1954, the county tax assessor in the county of Monroe, State of Florida, shall assess all property for all state, county, school and municipal taxes to be levied in the county by the state, county, county school board, school district, special tax school districts, port districts, drainage districts, and any other taxing districts and municipalities which by ordinance request their taxes to be so assessed. The legislature shall at the legislative session in 1953 and from time to time thereafter, enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensation of the county tax assessor, designated in the first paragraph of this section, and shall likewise provide by law for the extension on the assessment roll of the county tax assessor of all taxes levied by the state, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts, port districts, drainage districts, and any other taxing districts and municipalities whose taxes may be assessed by the county tax assessor pursuant to the first paragraph of this section. |
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"
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, "SAMPLE BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION," November 4, 1952
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