Florida County School Funds Amendment (1926)
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| Topic Local government finance and taxes and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida County School Funds Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 2, 1926. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported defining the revenue sources for the County School Fund. |
A “no” vote opposed defining the revenue sources for the County School Fund. |
Election results
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Florida County School Funds Amendment |
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26,401 | 62.77% | ||
| No | 15,662 | 37.23% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for County School Funds Amendment was as follows:
| “ | To amend Section 9 of Article XII of the Constitution of the State of Florida relating to education and providing that in addition to the tax provided for in section 8 of Article XII, the County School Fund shall consist of its proportion of the State School Fund Interest and the One Mill State Tax, all capitation taxes collected within the county , all legislative appropriations, and which shall, with all other county school funds, be apportioned and distributed as provided by law and disbursed solely for the support and maintenance of public free schools. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 9. In addition to the tax provided for in Section 8 of this Article the County School Fund shall consist of the proportion of the interest of the State School Fund and of the one mill State tax apportioned to the county, all capitation taxes collected within the county and all appropriations by the Legislature which shall with all other County School Funds be apportioned and distributed as may be provided by law and shall be disbursed by the County Board of Public Instruction solely for the support and maintenance of public free schools. Provided, that such apportionment and distribution shall be made by general law based upon some declared principle of classification to be determined by the Legislature. |
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"
- The Fort Myers Press, "Sample Ballot," October 30, 1926
Footnotes
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