Florida Amendment 11, Senior Low Income Homestead Tax Exemption Amendment (2012)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 2012. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing municipalities and counties to create additional homestead tax exemptions for low-income people above the age of 65 who meet certain requirements. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing municipalities and counties to create additional homestead tax exemptions for low-income people above the age of 65 who meet certain requirements. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 11 |
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4,717,827 | 61.25% | ||
| No | 2,984,270 | 38.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to authorize the Legislature, by general law and subject to conditions set forth in the general law, to allow counties and municipalities to grant an additional homestead tax exemption equal to the assessed value of homestead property if the property has a just value less than $250,000 to an owner who has maintained permanent residency on the property for not less than 25 years, who has attained age 65, and who has a low household income as defined by general law. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the Florida State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Florida House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Florida State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Amendments on the ballot must be approved by 60% of voters to pass.
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Footnotes
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