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Florida Amendment 1, Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for State Taxes or Fees Constitutional Amendment Initiative (1996)
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Ballot measure supermajority requirements |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 1 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Florida on November 5, 1996. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring a two-thirds vote of voters in an election to approve any new state tax or fee proposed through a constitutional amendment on or after November 8, 1994. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring a two-thirds vote of voters in an election to approve any new state tax or fee proposed through a constitutional amendment on or after November 8, 1994. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 1 |
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3,372,915 | 69.25% | ||
| No | 1,497,485 | 30.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Tax Limitation: Should Two-thirds Vote Be Required for New Constitutionally-Imposed State Taxes/Fees? | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Prohibits imposition of new State taxes or fees on or after November 8, 1994 by constitutional amendment unless approved by two-thirds of the voters voting in the election. Defines "new State taxes or fees" as revenue subject to appropriation by State Legislature, which tax or fee is not in effect on November 7, 1994. Applies to proposed State tax and fee amendments on November 8, 1994 ballot and those on later ballots. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The ballot measure was an initiated constitutional amendment. Proponents collected signatures to place the initiative on the ballot.
See also
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Footnotes
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