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Florida Duties with Respect to Taxation and State Budgetary Matters, Amendment 2 (1996)
From Ballotpedia
Florida Duties with Respect to Taxation and State Budgetary Matters, Amendment 2 appeared on the November 5, 1996 election ballot in Florida as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.Election results
| Amendment 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 a Yes | 2,733,993 | 61.4% | ||
| No | 1,720,193 | 38.6% | ||
Amendment 2 changed the time that the Florida Constitution Revision Commission was to meet from 1998 to 1997, and gave the FCRC the authority to review tax and budget matters that would otherwise only have been under the authority of the Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission.
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to change from 1998 to 1997 the convening of the next Constitution Revision Commission, in conformity with the schedule previously established by the Florida Supreme Court. Removing the restriction upon the commission's authority to examine matters relating to taxation or the state budgetary process that are otherwise to be reviewed by the Taxation and Budgetary Reform Commission every ten years.
See also
- 1996 ballot measures
- Florida 1996 ballot measures
- List of Florida ballot measures
- List of ballot measures by year
- List of ballot measures by state
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