Florida Widow Tax Exemption Amendment (October 1892)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Widow Tax Exemption Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on October 4, 1892.
A “yes” vote supported providing for a widow tax exemption. |
A “no” vote opposed providing for a widow tax exemption. |
Election results
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Florida Widow Tax Exemption Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| No | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Widow Tax Exemption Amendment was as follows:
| “ | For the amendment Against the amendment | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 2. The exemption provided for in Section 1 of Article X of the Constitution of Florida shall inure to the widow and descendants of the party entitled to such exemption in the following proportions, viz: one-half thereof to the widow, if there be a widow, and the remaining half to the child or children and his or their descendants, the latter taking the interest their parent or parents would take if alive. If there be no child, children or descendants, then the exemptions shall inure to the widow, if there be no will as provided in Section 4 of this article. If there be no widow, then the exemption shall inure to the descendants of the party entitled thereto, and such exemptions shall apply to all debts except as specified in Section 1 of said article. |
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 Weekly Floridian, "Election Notice.," September 3, 1892
Footnotes
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