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Florida Tax for State Educational Institutions Amendment (1908)
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| Topic Higher education funding and Property taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Tax for State Educational Institutions Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 3, 1908. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported providing for a 1 mill tax to support and maintain certain state educational institutions. |
A “no” vote opposed providing for a 1 mill tax to support and maintain certain state educational institutions. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 6,961 | 48.21% | ||
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7,477 | 51.79% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Tax for State Educational Institutions Amendment was as follows:
| “ | FOR Constitutional Amendment Section (16) of Article (12), Relating to Special tax for State Schools. AGAINST Constitutional Amendment Section (16) of Article (12), Relating to Special tax for State Schools. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 16. A special tax of one mill on the dollar of all taxable property in the State shall be levied annually for the support and maintenance of the University of the State of Florida, the Florida Female College, the Institute for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb and the Colored Normal School, which shall be paid into the State Treasurer and set apart by him to the credit of the State Board of Education to be apportioned and disposed of for the benefit of said institutions as required by the act creating and maintaining the same, known as Chapter 5384 of the Laws of Florida, approved June 5, 1905. |
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 Pensacola Journal, "CANDIDATES TO BE VOTED FOR IN GENERAL ELECTION," October 25, 1908
Footnotes
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