Florida Amendment 8, Sales Tax for Community College Funding Amendment (2008)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Education |
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| Type Commission-referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 8 was on the ballot as a commission-referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 4, 2008. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing counties, upon approval by the voters, to levy a local option sales tax to supplement community college funding. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing counties, upon approval by the voters, to levy a local option sales tax to supplement community college funding. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 3,210,481 | 43.55% | ||
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4,161,731 | 56.45% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 8 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to require that the Legislature authorize counties to levy a local option sales tax to supplement community college funding; requiring voter approval to levy the tax; providing that approved taxes will sunset after 5 years and may be reauthorized by the voters. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission referred the constitutional amendment to the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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