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Florida Use of Parimutuel Tax Funds Amendment (1940)
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| Topic Gambling policy and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Use of Parimutuel Tax Funds Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 5, 1940. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing for the equal allocation and distribution of taxes collected on parimutuel gambling. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing for the equal allocation and distribution of taxes collected on parimutuel gambling. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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103,177 | 60.44% | ||
| No | 67,528 | 39.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Use of Parimutuel Tax Funds Amendment was as follows:
| “ | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE IX, SECTION 15 To amend Article 9, Florida Constitution, by adding Section 15, to authorize the Legislature to allocate and distribute to the several counties of the State, in equal amounts, and at different times, any portion of or all excise taxes now levied and collected, or hereafter levied or collected, from the operation of parimutuel pools. FOR THE AMENDMENT AGAINST THE AMENDMENT | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 15. The Legislature shall have the power to allocate and distribute to the several counties of the State, in equal amounts, and at such times as the Legislature shall determine, any portion of or all excise taxes now levied and collected, or hereafter levied or collected, by the State of Florida from the operation of pari-mutuel pools. |
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 Independent, "Sample Ballot For Election Nov. 5," November 4, 1940]
Footnotes
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