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Florida Motor Vehicle Taxation Amendment (1930)
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| Topic Taxes and Transportation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Motor Vehicle Taxation Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 4, 1930. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that motor vehicles shall only be subject to one tax. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that motor vehicles shall only be subject to one tax. |
Election results
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Florida Motor Vehicle Taxation Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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53,088 | 86.86% | ||
| No | 8,033 | 13.14% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Motor Vehicle Taxation Amendment was as follows:
| “ | To amend Article IX of the Constitution of the State of Florida by adding thereto Section 13 providing for the exemption of motor vehicles from ad valorem taxes and making the same subject only to one form of taxation which shall be a license tax for the operation of such motor vehicles which license tax shall be in such amount and levied for such purposes as the Legislature may by law provide, and which license tax shall be in lieu of all ad valorem taxes assessable against motor vehicles as personal property. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 13. Motor Vehicles, as property, shall be subject to only one form of taxation which shall be a license tax for the operation of such motor vehicles, which license tax shall be in such amount and levied for such purpose as the Legislature may, by law, provide, and shall be in lieu of all ad valorem taxes assessable against motor vehicles as personal property. |
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, "Vote The Democratic Ticket --- Vote "YES" On Every Amendment," November 3, 1930
Footnotes
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