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Florida Amendment 9, Surviving Spouse Homestead Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2012)
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| Topic Law enforcement and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 2012. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing for an ad valorem homestead property tax exemption for surviving spouses of those killed in their work as a first responder or in the military. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing for an ad valorem homestead property tax exemption for surviving spouses of those killed in their work as a first responder or in the military. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 9 |
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4,747,536 | 61.68% | ||
| No | 2,950,083 | 38.32% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to authorize the Legislature to provide by general law ad valorem homestead property tax relief to the surviving spouse of a military veteran who died from service- connected causes while on active duty or to the surviving spouse of a first responder who died in the line of duty. The amendment authorizes the Legislature to totally exempt or partially exempt such surviving spouse's homestead property from ad valorem taxation. The amendment defines a first responder as a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a paramedic. This amendment shall take effect January 1, 2013. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the Florida State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Florida House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Florida State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Amendments on the ballot must be approved by 60% of voters to pass.
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Footnotes
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