Florida Amendment 13, Stock in Trade and Inventory Ad Valorem Tax Exemption Amendment (1966)
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| Topic Property tax exemptions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 8, 1966. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported exempting stock in trade, inventory, and livestock from ad valorem taxation. |
A “no” vote opposed exempting stock in trade, inventory, and livestock from ad valorem taxation. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 13 |
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481,420 | 66.78% | ||
| No | 239,508 | 33.22% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 13 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 13—CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IX, ADDING SECTION 14A TAXATION, Exemption—Proposing an amendment to Article IX, adding Section 14A, of the State Constitution providing that goods, wares, commodities and merchandise commonly known as stock in trade or inventory and livestock may be exempted in part from ad valorem taxation as personal or tangible property as the Legislature may prescribe. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 14A. Exemption; Stock in Trade. Goods, wares, commodities and merchandise, commonly known as stock in trade or inventory and livestock, may be exempted in part from ad valorem taxation as personal or tangible property as the legislature may prescribe by general law of uniform operation throughout the state. |
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"
- Ocala Star-Banner, "Automatic Voting Machine Sample Ballot, General Election, November 8, 1966, Marion County, Florida," November 1, 1966
Footnotes
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