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Florida Amendment 8, Funding and Bonds for Education Amendment (1992)
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| Topic Bond issues and Education |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 3, 1992. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported continuing indefinitely the use of gross receipts taxes for constructing educational facilities of the state public education system, continuing indefinitely to use some motor vehicle license taxes for constructing public schools and community colleges, and removing certain restrictions on education bond refunding. |
A “no” vote opposed continuing indefinitely the use of gross receipts taxes for constructing educational facilities of the state public education system, continuing indefinitely to use some motor vehicle license taxes for constructing public schools and community colleges, and removing certain restrictions on education bond refunding. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 8 |
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3,089,058 | 67.88% | ||
| No | 1,461,435 | 32.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 8 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to Section 9 of Article XII of the State Constitution to: (1) Continue indefinitely the current dedication of gross receipts taxes to fund construction of educational facilities for the state's public education system. (2) Continue indefinitely the current dedication of some motor vehicle license taxes to fund construction of educational facilities for public schools and community colleges. (3) Remove interest and maturity restrictions on education bond refunding. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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Footnotes
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