Miami-Dade County, Florida, School Board Referendum, Property Tax Increase for Education Funding Measure (November 2022)

Miami-Dade County School Board Referendum
Election date November 8, 2022
Topic Local property tax
Status Approved
Type Referral

Miami-Dade County School Board Referendum was on the ballot as a referral in Miami-Dade County on November 8, 2022. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing Miami-Dade County School Board to enact a property tax of 1 mill ($1 per $1,000 of assessed property value) from July 2023 through June 2027 to fund school operations and teacher compensation.

A "no" vote opposed allowing Miami-Dade County School Board to enact a property tax of 1 mill ($1 per $1,000 of assessed property value) from July 2023 through June 2027 to fund school operations and teacher compensation.

Election results

Miami-Dade County School Board Referendum
Result		Votes	Prozentualer Anteil
Yes		426,673	65.15%
No		228,268	34.85%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for School Board Referendum was as follows:

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Shall the School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, levy one (1) mill of ad valorem taxes for school operational purposes to continue improving compensation for teachers and instructional personnel and to improve student safety and security for public schools, including charter schools, with oversight by a Citizen Advisory Committee, beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2027?

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Florida

The Miami Board of County Commissioners voted to place the measure on the ballot.

How to cast a vote

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See also

Local measures

• Local measures in 2022
• Local property tax on the ballot

Florida

• Florida 2022 local measures
• Local ballot measures, Florida
• Miami-Dade County, Florida

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