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Florida Amendment 10, Tangible Personal Property Exemption Amendment (2012)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 2012. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported providing a tangible personal property exemption on ad valorem taxes and allow counties and municipalities to establish tangible personal property tax exemptions. |
A “no” vote opposed providing a tangible personal property exemption on ad valorem taxes and allow counties and municipalities to establish tangible personal property tax exemptions. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 10 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 3,432,905 | 45.49% | ||
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4,113,395 | 54.51% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to: (1) Provide an exemption from ad valorem taxes levied by counties, municipalities, school districts, and other local governments on tangible personal property if the assessed value of an owner's tangible personal property is greater than $25,000 but less than $50,000. This new exemption, if approved by the voters, will take effect on January 1, 2013, and apply to the 2013 tax roll and subsequent tax rolls. (2) Authorize a county or municipality for the purpose of its respective levy, and as provided by general law, to provide tangible personal property tax exemptions by ordinance. This is in addition to other statewide tangible personal property tax exemptions provided by the Constitution and this amendment. | ” |
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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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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