Florida School Districts and Tax Levy Amendment (1928)
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| Topic Local elections and campaigns and Local government organization |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida School Districts and Tax Levy Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 1928. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing for counties to be divided into schools districts with three elected school trustees to run each district and allowing for the levy of a district school tax. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing for counties to be divided into schools districts with three elected school trustees to run each district and allowing for the levy of a district school tax. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 31,048 | 41.63% | ||
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43,534 | 58.37% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for School Districts and Tax Levy Amendment was as follows:
| “ | To amend Section 10, of Article XII, of the Constitution of the State of Florida, authorizing the Legislature to provide for the division of any county into school districts; and for the election biennially of three school trustees who shall hold their office for two years, and who shall have the supervision of all the schools within the district; and for the levying and collection of a district school tax for the exclusive use of the public free schools within the district whenever a majority of the qualified electors thereof that pay a tax on real or personal property shall vote in favor of such levy. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 10. The Legislature may provide for the division of any county or counties into convenient school districts; and for the election biennially of three school Trustees, who shall hold their offices for two years, and who shall have the supervision of all the schools within the district; and for the levying and collection of a district school tax for the exclusive use of the public free schools within the District, whenever a majority of the qualified electors thereof that pay a tax on real or personal property, shall vote in favor of such levy. |
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"
- Orlando Sunday Sentinel, "Sample of General Election Ballot," October 28, 1928
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