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AP: Amendment 1 Wins
By BILL KACZOR
Associated Press Writer
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A ballot proposal that would cut
property taxes an average of $240 a year for primary homeowners
passed Tuesday, easily getting the 60 percent vote it needed.
With 71 percent of the expected vote counted, the proposed state
constitutional amendment had 2,169,402 yes votes, or 64 percent,
and 1,203,329 no votes, or 36 percent.
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