Florida Amendment 10, County Tax Assessor for Pinellas County Amendment (1948)
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| Topic Local government finance and taxes and Tax and revenue administration |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 2, 1948. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that the County Tax Assessor for Pinellas County assesses for all tax districts in the county. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that the County Tax Assessor for Pinellas County assesses for all tax districts in the county. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 10 |
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85,302 | 58.54% | ||
| No | 60,405 | 41.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 10 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE VIII A proposed amendment of Article VIII by adding thereto Section 13 and 14, providing in Pinellas County, Florida, after January 1, 1950, for the assessment by the County Tax Assessor and collection by the County Tax Collector of taxes on all property for all state, county, school and municipal purposes levied in said county by the state, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts and municipalities, and providing for the legislature to enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensation of such officers and the manner in which their duties shall be performed. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 13. (1) From and after January 1, 1950, the county tax assessor in the county of Pinellas, State of Florida, shall assess all property for all state, county, school and municipal taxes to be levied in the county by the state, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts and municipalities. (2) The legislature shall at the Legislative Session in 1949 and from time to time thereafter, enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensation of county tax assessor, designated in paragraph 1 of this Section 13, and shall likewise, provide by law for the extension on the assessment roll of the county tax assessor of all taxes levied by the state, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts and municipalities. Section 14. (1) From and after January 1, 1950, the county tax collector in the county of Pinellas, State of Florida, shall collect all taxes levied in the county by the state, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts and municipalities. 2. The legislature shall at the Legislative Session in 1949 and from time to time thereafter, enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensation of county tax collector, designated in paragraph 1 of this Section 14, and shall likewise provide for the collection, care, custody, reporting and disbursement of all taxes collected by the county tax collector. |
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 Independent, "Study This Ballot -- You Vote on It Tuesday," November 1, 1948
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