2006 Referendum General Election Results

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Referendum: Permanently Disabled Veterans' Discount On Homestead Ad Valorem Tax

Popular Vote

Yes

3,552,441

77.83%

1,011,958

22.17%

Turnout

Maps

Election Notes:

Article VII, Section 6: Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to provide a discount from the amount of ad valorem tax on the homestead of a partially or totally permanently disabled veteran who is age 65 or older who was a Florida resident at the time of entering military service, whose disability was combat-related, and who was honorably discharged; to specify the percentage of the discount as equal to the percentage of the veteran's permanent service-connected disability; to specify qualification requirements for the discount; to authorize the Legislature to waive the annual application requirement in subsequent years by general law; and to specify that the provision takes effect December 7, 2006, is self-executing, and does not require implementing legislation.

Demographic Data

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Source for Popular Vote data: Florida Department of State. Division of Elections. Florida Department of State Division of Elections November 7, 2006 General Election, Florida Department of State. Division of Elections (http://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/7/2006&DATAMODE=) (accessed 22 Jan 2011)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

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