Florida Maximum County School Tax Amendment (1904)
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| Topic Local government finance and taxes and Property taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Maximum County School Tax Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 8, 1904. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported increasing the maximum county tax for public schools. |
A “no” vote opposed increasing the maximum county tax for public schools. |
Election results
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5,933 | 52.60% | ||
| No | 5,346 | 47.40% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Maximum County School Tax Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Article XII, Section 8.—Increasing the maximum county tax for public free schools. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 8. Each county shall be required to assess and collect annually for the support of public free schools therein, a tax of not less than three (3) mills, nor more than seven (7) mills on the dollar, of all taxable property in the same. |
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"
- Tampa Morning Tribune, "DUMMY BALLOT," November 5, 1904
Footnotes
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