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Florida Amendment 1, Historic Property Ad Valorem Tax Exemption Amendment (1998)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported amending the requirements for receiving a historic property granted ad valorem tax exemption. |
A “no” vote opposed amending the requirements for receiving a historic property granted ad valorem tax exemption. |
Election results
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1,970,419 | 54.48% | ||
| No | 1,646,069 | 45.52% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | With respect to historic property granted ad valorem tax exemption by a county or municipality, removes a requirement that the owner be engaged in renovating the property. Authorizes the Legislature to allow counties or municipalities, by ordinance, to assess historic properties solely on the basis of character or use for ad valorem tax purposes, subject to eligibility requirements specified 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 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.
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Footnotes
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