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Florida Maximum School Tax Amendment (1918)
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| Topic Property taxes and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Maximum School Tax Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 5, 1918. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported increasing the maximum school tax to 10 mills. |
A “no” vote opposed increasing the maximum school tax to 10 mills. |
Election results
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21,937 | 67.17% | ||
| No | 10,723 | 32.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Maximum School Tax Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Increasing school tax to a maximum of 10 mills. | ” |
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 the public free schools therein, a tax of not less than three (3) mills, not more than ten (10) mills on the dollar on 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"
- New Smyrna News, "OFFICIAL BALLOT IS TO BE VERY SHORT," November 1, 1918
Footnotes
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