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Florida Prohibition of Income and Inheritance Taxes Amendment (1924)
| Florida Prohibition of Income and Inheritance Taxes Amendment | |
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Prohibition of Income and Inheritance Taxes Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 4, 1924. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported prohibiting income or inheritance taxes and exempting $500 of the head of a family's personal property from taxation. |
A “no” vote opposed prohibiting income or inheritance taxes and exempting $500 of the head of a family's personal property from taxation. |
Election results
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Florida Prohibition of Income and Inheritance Taxes Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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60,640 | 80.83% | ||
| No | 14,386 | 19.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Prohibition of Income and Inheritance Taxes Amendment was as follows:
| “ | To amend Article 9 of the Constitution of the State of Florida relative to taxation and finance, and providing that no tax upon inheritances or incomes shall be levied by the state, and exempting from taxation to the head of a family personal property of the value of five hundred dollars. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 11. No tax upon inheritances or upon the income of residents or citizens of this state shall be levied by the State of Florida, or under its authority, and there shall be exempt from taxation to the head of a family residing in this State, household goods and personal effects to the value of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars. |
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 31, 1924
Footnotes
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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