Bradford
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
TAX DEED
Notice is hereby given that SHIRLEY R PICKFORD REVOCABLE TRUST the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and names in which it was assessed are as follows:
Certificate Number: 1009
Year of Issuance: 2018
Parcel Number: 04660-0-00000
Case Number: 2024-TD-0013
Description of Property:
COMMENCING at the NE corner of NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Section 3, Township 7 South, Range 22 East and run South 400.2 feet for POB, thence continue South 228.8 feet, thence West 116.6 feet to East ROW line of State Highway No. 100, thence in a NW’ly direction along said ROW of said Highway 100, 190 feet, thence East 195 feet to POB, all of said land lying in SE corner of NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of SW 1/4, said Section, Township and Range in Bradford County, Florida.
Name in Which Assessed: DWAYNE K WINDSTEAD; TINA M WINDSTEAD
Name on last tax roll, if different:
All of said property being in the County of Bradford, State of Florida. Unless such certificate or certificates shall be
redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the BRADFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE, STARKE, FL on 10/23/2024, at 11:00 AM, or any subsequently scheduled sale date.
Denny Thompson,
Clerk Of The Circuit Court
Bradford County, Florida
BY: KANETRA JENKINS
Deputy Clerk
Contact the Tax Deed Office at 904-966-6280 to obtain the amount necessary to redeem.
DATED: August 7, 2024
DATE OF PUBLICATION: AUGUST 15, 2024; AUGUST 22, 2024; AUGUST 29, 2024; SEPTEMBER 5, 2024.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
TAX DEED
Notice is hereby given that SHIRLEY R PICKFORD REVOCABLE TRUST the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and names in which it was assessed are as follows:
Certificate Number: 915
Year of Issuance: 2018
Parcel Number: 04198-0-00000
Case Number: 2024-TD-0012
Description of Property: Beginning at the NE corner of the SW 1/4 of SE 1/4, run thence West 405.8 feet for Point of Beginning; thence run South 670.6 feet, thence West 401.9 feet, thence North 670.6 feet, thence East 504.8 feet to Point of Beginning. Lying and being in Section 30, Township 6 South Range 22 East.
Name in Which Assessed: CONSEIVILLA GOODSON; CONSEIVILLAIE HAMEED; ATA DOWNSHAMEED
Name on last tax roll, if different: CONSEIVILLA GOODSON ET AL
All of said property being in the County of Bradford, State of Florida. Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the BRADFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE, STARKE, FL on 10/23/2024, at 11:00 AM, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. cee
Denny Thompson,
Clerk Of The Circuit Court
Bradford County, Florida
BY KANETRA JENKINS
Deputy Clerk
Contact the Tax Deed Office at 904-966-6280 to obtain the amount necessary to redeem.
DATED: August 7, 2024
DATE OF PUBLICATION: AUGUST 15, 2024; AUGUST 22, 2024; AUGUST 29, 2024; SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
TAX DEED
Notice is hereby given that SHIRLEY R PICKFORD REVOCABLE TRUST the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and names in which it was assessed are as follows:
Certificate Number: 967
Year of Issuance: 2018
Parcel Number: 04432-0-00000
Case Number: 2024-TD-0011
Description of Property:
A part of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 33, Township 6 South, Range 22 East, Bradford County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows:
Commence at the NW Corner of said NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 for point of beginning; from point of beginning this described, run South 0°58′ East 420 feet to a point; thence run South 89°58’ East 315 feet to a point; thence run North 0°58′ West 320 feet to a point; thence run North 89°58’ West 200 feet to a point; thence run North 0°58′ West 100 feet to a point; run thence North 89°50′ West 415 feet to point of beginning. SAVE AND EXCEPTING therefrom any portion thereof lying within the right-of-way of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad.
Name in Which Assessed: GREGORY DURBAN
Name on last tax roll, if different:
All of said property being in the County of Bradford, State of Florida. Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the BRADFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE, STARKE, FL on 10/23/2024, at 11:00 AM, or any subsequently scheduled sale date.
Denny Thompson,
Clerk Of The Circuit Court
Bradford County, Florida
BY: KANETRA JENKINS,
Deputy Clerk
Contact the Tax Deed Office at 904-966-6280 to obtain the amount necessary to redeem.
DATED: August 7, 2024
DATE OF PUBLICATION: AUGUST 15, 2024; AUGUST 22, 2024; AUGUST 29, 2024; SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, KO Storage LLC will sell at public lien sale on September 18, 2024. The personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: Household goods, boxes/totes/bags, clothing, bedding, tools and toys. The public sale of these items will begin at 10AM on September 11, 2024 and end at 2PM on September 18, 2024. The public sale will take place on www.storagetreasures.com.
KO Storage of Starke – S Walnut St, 1650 South Walnut Street, Starke FL 32091, (952)-491-6837
Time: 02:00PM CST
B22, Williams, Clarence, B48, Williams, Clarence, C02, PARKER, CHICOTIS
Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available on www.storagetreasures.com. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be by credit/debit card, we do not accept checks or cash. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. By KO Storage LLC, 10301 Wayzata Blvd,
Minnetonka, MN 55305. (952)-491-6837.
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BID
The Town of Brooker will receive and accept sealed bids for the following complete clean-up of Town Property located at 17375 Tetstone Avenue, Brooker, Florida. Bids will be received until 1:00p.m. on Monday, September 9, 2024. The bids will be opened and read aloud on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, around 7:00p.m. at the regular monthly council meeting. Mailing address:
P.O. Box 127, Brooker, FL 32622. Also, a drop box is located at the Town Hall office if you would like to deliver bid.
Scope of Work:
Complete clean-up of property including hauling off everything. To include removal of all trash and debris. All trees to be cut down and stumps removed except ones marked for keeping. Removal of trees in fence along property line next to Town Park. Property needs fill dirt before leveling can be completed. Any questions, please contact Steve Acree, 352-318-7464.
REQUIRED WITH BID — A copy of current insurance declaration page showing $250,000.00 or more Liability coverage and Worker’s Compensation coverage certificate or exemption certificate. BIDS NOT CONTAINING THESE REQUIRED ITEMS WILL BE REJECTED.
The Town reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.
Equal Opportunity Employer, Fair Housing, Handicap Access Jurisdiction.
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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO REGISTER FICTITIOUS NAME
Pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes, notice is hereby given that the undersigned: SEAN PATRICK CRAWFORD, 18302 NE CR 1471, Hampton, FL 32044, joint owners, doing business under the firm name of: Crawford’s Property Management & Tree Service, 18302 NE CR 1471, Hampton, FL 32044, intends to register fictitious name under the aforesaid statute. Dated this 21 day of August A.D., 2024, in BRADFORD County.
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THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA
File No. 04-2023-CP-000109 PAXMX
PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF JERRY W. WOODS,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the Estate of JERRY W. WOODS, deceased, Case No: 63-2008-CP-000109 PAXMX is pending in the Circuit Court for Bradford County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Bradford County Courthouse, 945 Temple Avenue, Starke, Florida 32091. The name and address of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF-A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with the Court WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
The date of the first publication of this Notice is August 29, 2024.
Personal Representative
ELEWYN WOODS
4525 SE 3rd Place
Keystone Heights, Florida 32656
Personal for Representative Attorney CURTIS A. “LEX” SANDERS
407 West Georgia Street
Starke, Florida, 32091
(904) 964-2020/fax: 964-9400
Florida Bar No: 0625647
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Union
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
TAX DEED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that J. R. Davis, Jr., as Trustee of the J. R. Davis Trust the holder(s) of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows:
CERTIFICATE #: 71
YEAR OF ISSUANCE: 2018
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: 21-06-18-45-000-0410-0
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
Parcel No. 41 of Upland Pines Plantation, Union County, Florida:
The Westerly 164 feet of the following described property:
Commence at the Northwest corner of Section 21, Township 6 South, Range 18 East and run North 86 degrees 27 minutes 24 seconds East along the North line of said Section, 2021.94 feet, thence run South 2 degrees 46 minutes 29 seconds East, 619.62 feet to the North right of way line a 60 foot Access Road (Sara Lane; said point being the Point of Tangent of a curve on said right of way) thence run South 3 degrees 32 minutes 36 seconds East 60 feet to the South right of way of said 60 foot Access Road; thence run South 86 degrees 27 minutes 24 seconds West, along said right of way 656 feet, thence run South 3 degrees 32 minutes 36 seconds East, 575.12 feet to the North right of way of a 40 foot dedicated County Road and the Point of Beginning; thence run South 88 degrees 20 minutes 12 seconds West along said right of way 328.57 feet, thence run North 3 degrees 28 minutes 03 seconds West 294.34 feet, thence run North 86 degrees 27 minutes 24 seconds East, 328.00 feet, thence run South 3 degrees 32 minutes 36 seconds East, 305.12 feet to the Point of Beginning, being and lying in Section 21, Township 6 South, Range 18 East, Union County, Florida.
NAME IN WHICH ASSESSED: MARY R MILLING & JAMES Z STRIPLING
Said property being in the County of Union, State of Florida. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to the law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder in the Courthouse lobby at 11:00 A.M., the 26TH day of September, 2024.
Dated this 13th day of August, 2024.
Kellie Hendricks Rhoades
Clerk of Circuit Court
Union County, Florida
Persons with disabilities requesting reasonable accommodations to participate in this proceeding
should contact (386) 496-3711.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
UNION COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 2024-CP-00030
Division Probate
IN RE: ESTATE OF
CYNTHIA HALAS BAGLEY
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of Cynthia Halas Bagley, deceased, whose date of death was March 10, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Union County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 55 West Main St. Rm 103, Lake Butler, Fl 32054. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
A personal representative or curator has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in sections 732.216-732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211.
The date of first publication of this notice is August 22, 2024.
Attorney for Personal Representative:
Stephen M. Witt
Attorney
Florida Bar Number: 231916
PO Box 2064
LAKE CITY, FL 32056-2064
Telephone: (386) 755-2863
Fax: (386) 752-1732
E-Mail: [email protected]
Secondary E-Mail: [email protected]
Personal Representative:
Michael Halas
84 Gill Rd.
Richmond Hill, Georgia 31324
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NOTICE OF SELF STORAGE SALE
Please take notice Lake Butler Mini Storage, located at 1015 SW 3rd St. Lake Butler, FL, 32054 intends to hold an auction of goods stored in the following units in default for non-payment of rent on Lockerfox.com. The sale will occur on September 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm on Lockerfox.com. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings.
Unit #27 Tashonia Jackson $335.30
Unit #12 Katherine Morabito $276.56
Unit #32 Lindsay J. Parrish $131.60
Unit #82 Daffaney Jones $275.82
Unit #24 Ana Wise $161.02
Unit #41 Aaron Smith $287.04
Unit #35 Frieda Crawford $161.02
Unit #40 Carol Dampier $161.02
All property is being stored at the above self-storage facility. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. See manager for details.
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IN THE COUNTY COURT, EIGHTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
UNION COUNTY, FLORIDA.
CASE NO.: 63-2024-CA-0099
PAULA MCNEAL
Plaintiff,
vs.
UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ANY OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST LOUCIL JAMES CLAY, deceased, UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ANY OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST JAMES PATRICK CLAY, SR., deceased, UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ANY OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST JAMES PATRICK CLAY, JR., deceased,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO ALL DEFENDANTS:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED of the filing of a Complaint against you to quiet title to the following described property in Union County, Florida:
THE EAST 17.5 ACRES OF THE NORTH 420 YARDS (1260 FEET) OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 18 EAST, UNION COUNTY, FLORIDA, LESS AND EXCEPT THE EAST 50.00 FEET THEREOF FOR COUNTY ROAD NO. 241 RIGHT OF WAY
Union County Parcel Identification Number: 09-06-18-00-000-0010-0
You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, on M. Aaron Dukes, the Plaintiffs’ attorney, whose address is Post Office Box 328, Lake Butler, Florida 32054, on or before the 3rd day of October, 2024, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either immediately before service on Plaintiffs’ attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
DATED this 21st day of August, 2024.
KELLIE H. RHOADES
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: CRYSTAL NORMAN
Deputy Clerk
Published in: UNION COUNTY TIMES
ON 8/29, 9/5, 9/12 AND 9/19/2024
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice
If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, Alachua County Family and Civil Justice Center, 201 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601 (352-337-6237) at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days. If you are hearing or voice-impaired, call 1-800-955-8770 via Florida Relay Service. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and require an ASL interpreter or an assisted listening device to participate in a proceeding, please contact Court Interpreting at [email protected]
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR UNION COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2024 CA 000059
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC,
Plaintiff,
VS.
UNKNOWN HEIRS BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY
THROUGH UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER SCOTT FOSS, DECEASED; et al.,
Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF ACTION
(Publish in The Union County Times)
TO: Unknown Heirs Beneficiaries, Devisees, Surviving Spouse, Grantees Assignee, Lienors, Creditors, Trustees, And All Other Parties Claiming An Interest By Through Under Or Against The Estate Of Christopher Scott Foss, Deceased
Last Known Residence: Unknown
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in UNION County, Florida:
A PARCEL OF LAND LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN THE NORTH 3/4 OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 19 EAST, UNION COUNTY, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 19, AND RUN SOUTH 88 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 52 SECONDS WEST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH 1/2 OF NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 19, A DISTANCE OF 739.25 FEET; THENCE CONTINUE RUNNING SOUTH 88 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 52 SECONDS WEST, CONTINUING ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 395.61 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND; THENCE RUN SOUTH 01 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 352.26 FEET; THENCE RUN SOUTH 79 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 59 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 190.36 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF COUNTY ROAD NO. S-238 -A; THENCE RUN NORTH 01 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 24 SECONDS WEST, ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 380.95 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION WITH SAID NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 19; THENCE RUN NORTH 88 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 52 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE. A DISTANCE OF 204.39 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on ALDRIDGE PITE, LLP, Plaintiff’s attorney, at 5300 West Atlantic Avenue Suite 303 Delray Beach, FL 33484, on or before September 26, 2024, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.
Dated on August 22, 2024
KELLIE HENDRICKS RHOADES
As CLERK OF THE COURT
BY: CRYSTAL NORMAN
AS DEPUTY CLERK
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COUNTY COMMISSION
The Union County Board of County Commissioners will hold a SPECIAL MEETING on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 12:00pm in the Board Meeting Room in the Union County Courthouse.
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Lake Region
PUBLIC HEARING
The following public hearing has been scheduled and will be held September 9,2024 at 6:00 PM at Keystone Heights City Hall, 555 S Lawrence Blvd., Keystone Heights, to hear comments, if any, regarding the second reading of Ordinances: 2024-608 – Florida Retirement System. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person needing a special accommodation to participate in this matter should contact City Hall at (352)473-4807 at least (3) days prior to the meeting. All interested individuals are invited to attend this public hearing.
ORDINANCE No. 2024-608
ORDINANCE RELATING TO MEMBERSHIP INTO THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
The City of Keystone Heights, Florida, in lawful session and in regular order of business properly presented, finds that:
WHEREAS, the policy and purposes of the City of Keystone Heights, Florida, to extend to the General Employees of said City of Keystone Heights not excluded by law, the benefits of the Florida Retirement System, on the basis of applicable State laws and amendments thereto, and rules and regulations, authorizing and directing the Chairman (or other chief executive officer) to execute agreements thereto with the Department of Management Services, for coverage of said General Employees; providing for withholding from salaries and wages of the General Employees of the City of Keystone Heights so covered to be made and paid over as provided by applicable State laws or regulations; providing that said City of Keystone Heights shall appropriate and pay over employer’s contributions and assessments as provided by applicable State laws or regulations; providing that said City of Keystone Heights shall keep records and make reports as required by applicable State laws or regulations.
City of Keystone Heights
555 S Lawrence Blvd
Keystone Heights, FL 32656
Charlie VanZant, City Manager
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PUBLIC HEARING
The following public hearing has been scheduled and will be held September 9,2024 at 6:00 PM at Keystone Heights City Hall, 555 S Lawrence Blvd., Keystone Heights, to hear comments, if any, regarding the second reading of Ordinances: 2024-606 – Rezoning, and 2024-607 – Land Use Change. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person needing a special accommodation to participate in this matter should contact City Hall at (352)473-4807 at least (3) days prior to the meeting. All interested individuals are invited to attend this public hearing.
Ordinance 2024-606
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CITY ZONING MAP BY AMENDING APPROXIMATELY 1.054 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY GEORGE L. RESTEA, FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY
(RSF) TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CG); PROVIDING FINDINGS BY THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING
DIRECTIONS FOR RECORDING; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2024-607
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KEYSTONE HEIGHTS OF CLAY cOUNTY, FLORIDA, MAKING A SMALLSCALE AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF KEYSTONE HEIGHTS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY RECLASSIFYING APPROXIMATELY 1.054 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY,
OWNED BY GEORGE L. RESTEA, FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY (RSF) TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL
(GC) ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP; PROVIDING FINDINGS BY THE CITY OF KEYSTONE HEIGHTS CITY
COUNCIL; PROVIDING DIRECTION FOR RECORDING; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
City of Keystone Heights
555 S Lawrence Blvd
Keystone Heights, FL 32656
Charlie VanZant, City Manager
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Constitutional Amendments
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND REVISIONS FOR THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION
I, CORD BYRD, Secretary of State for Florida, do hereby give notice that the ballot title, summary and proposed text for each of the following proposed amendments and revisions to the Florida Constitution will be on the General Election ballot on November 5, 2024, in each county. The full text may also be found at https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/initiatives/, at FloridaPublicNotices.com, and at this newspaper’s website.
No. 1 Constitutional Amendment
Article IX, Section 4 and Article XII
Ballot Title
Partisan Election of Members of District School Boards
Ballot Summary
Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to require members of a district school board to be elected in a partisan election rather than a nonpartisan election and to specify that the amendment only applies to elections held on or after the November 2026 general election. However, partisan primary elections may occur before the 2026 general election for purposes of nominating political party candidates to that office for placement on the 2026 general election ballot.
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ARTICLE IX
EDUCATION
SECTION 4. School districts; school boards.—
(a) Each county shall constitute a school district; provided, two or more contiguous counties, upon vote of the electors of each county pursuant to law, may be combined into one school district. In each school district there shall be a school board composed of five or more members chosen by vote of the electors in a partisan nonpartisan election for appropriately staggered terms of four years, as provided by law.
(b) The school board shall operate, control and supervise all free public schools within the school district and determine the rate of school district taxes within the limits prescribed herein. Two or more school districts may operate and finance joint educational programs.
ARTICLE XII
SCHEDULE
Partisan election of members of district school boards.— This section and the amendment to Section 4 of Article IX requiring members of a district school board to be elected in a partisan election rather than a nonpartisan election shall take effect upon approval by the electors, except that members of district school boards may not be elected on a partisan basis until the general election held in November 2026. However, partisan primary elections may occur before the general election held on November 3, 2026, for purposes of nominating political party candidates to that office for placement on the 2026 general election ballot.
No. 2 Constitutional Amendment
Article I, Section 28
Ballot Title
Right to Fish and Hunt
Ballot Summary
Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to preserve forever fishing and hunting, including by the use of traditional methods, as a public right and preferred means of responsibly managing and controlling fish and wildlife. Specifies that the amendment does not limit the authority granted to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission under Section 9 of Article IV of the State Constitution.
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ARTICLE I
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
SECTION 28. Fishing, hunting, and the taking of fish and wildlife.—Fishing, hunting, and the taking of fish and wildlife, including by the use of traditional methods, shall be preserved forever as a public right and preferred means of responsibly managing and controlling fish and wildlife. This section does not limit the authority granted to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission under Section 9 of Article IV.
No. 3 Constitutional Amendment
Article X, Section 29
Ballot Title
Adult Personal Use of Marijuana
Ballot Summary
Allows adults 21 years or older to possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical personal consumption by smoking, ingestion, or otherwise; allows Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, and other state licensed entities, to acquire, cultivate, process, manufacture, sell, and distribute such products and accessories. Applies to Florida law; does not change, or immunize violations of, federal law. Establishes possession limits for personal use. Allows consistent legislation. Defines terms. Provides effective date.
Financial and State Budget Impact Statements
The amendment’s financial impact primarily comes from expected sales tax collections. If legal today, sales of non-medical marijuana would be subject to sales tax and would remain so if voters approve this amendment. Based on other states’ experiences, expected retail sales of non-medical marijuana would generate at least $195.6 million annually in state and local sales tax revenues once the retail market is fully operational, although the timing of this occurring is unclear. Under current law, the existing statutory framework for medical marijuana is repealed six months after the effective date of this amendment which affects how this amendment will be implemented. A new regulatory structure for both medical and nonmedical use of marijuana will be needed. Its design cannot be fully known until the legislature acts; however, regulatory costs will probably be offset by regulatory fees. Other potential costs and savings cannot be predicted.
THIS PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE A NET POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE STATE BUDGET. THIS IMPACT MAY RESULT IN GENERATING ADDITIONAL REVENUE OR AN INCREASE IN GOVERNMENT SERVICES.
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ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 29. Medical Marijuana production, possession and use.—
(a) PUBLIC POLICY.
(1) The medical use of marijuana by a qualifying patient or caregiver in compliance with this section is not subject to criminal or civil liability or sanctions under Florida law.
(2) A physician shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability or sanctions under Florida law solely for issuing a physician certification with reasonable care to a person diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition in compliance with this section.
(3) Actions and conduct by a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center registered with the Department, or its agents or employees, and in compliance with this section and Department regulations, shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability or sanctions under Florida law.
(4) The non-medical personal use of marijuana products and marijuana accessories by an adult, as defined below, in compliance with this section is not subject to any criminal or civil liability or sanctions under Florida Law.
(5) Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, and other entities licensed as provided below, are allowed to acquire, cultivate, process, manufacture, sell, and distribute marijuana products and marijuana accessories to adults for personal use upon the Effective Date provided below. A Medical Marijuana Treatment Center, or other state licensed entity, including its agents and employees, acting in accordance with this section as it relates to acquiring, cultivating, processing, manufacturing, selling, and distributing marijuana products and marijuana accessories to adults for personal use shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability or sanctions under Florida law.
(b) DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) “Debilitating Medical Condition” means cancer, epilepsy, glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Crohn’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, or other debilitating medical conditions of the same kind or class as or comparable to those enumerated, and for which a physician believes that the medical use of marijuana would likely outweigh the potential health risks for a patient.
(2) “Department” means the Department of Health or its successor agency.
(3) “Identification card” means a document issued by the Department that identifies a qualifying patient or a caregiver.
(4) “Marijuana” has the meaning given cannabis in Section 893.02(3), Florida Statutes (2014), and, in addition, “Low-THC cannabis” as defined in Section 381.986(1)(b), Florida Statutes (2014), shall also be included in the meaning of the term “marijuana.”
(5) “Medical Marijuana Treatment Center” (MMTC) means an entity that acquires, cultivates, possesses, processes (including development of related products such as food, tinctures, aerosols, oils, or ointments), transfers, transports, sells, distributes, dispenses, or administers marijuana, products containing marijuana, related supplies, or educational materials to qualifying patients or their caregivers and is registered by the Department.
(6) “Medical use” means the acquisition, possession, use, delivery, transfer, or administration of an amount of marijuana not in conflict with Department rules, or of related supplies by a qualifying patient or caregiver for use by the caregiver’s designated qualifying patient for the treatment of a debilitating medical condition.
(7) “Caregiver” means a person who is at least twenty-one (21) years old who has agreed to assist with a qualifying patient’s medical use of marijuana and has qualified for and obtained a caregiver identification card issued by the Department. The Department may limit the number of qualifying patients a caregiver may assist at one time and the number of caregivers that a qualifying patient may have at one time. Caregivers are prohibited from consuming marijuana obtained for medical use by the qualifying patient.
(8) “Physician” means a person who is licensed to practice medicine in Florida.
(9) “Physician certification” means a written document signed by a physician, stating that in the physician’s professional opinion, the patient suffers from a debilitating medical condition, that the medical use of marijuana would likely outweigh the potential health risks for the patient, and for how long the physician recommends the medical use of marijuana for the patient. A physician certification may only be provided after the physician has conducted a physical examination and a full assessment of the medical history of the patient. In order for a physician certification to be issued to a minor, a parent or legal guardian of the minor must consent in writing.
(10) “Qualifying patient” means a person who has been diagnosed to have a debilitating medical condition, who has a physician certification and a valid qualifying patient identification card. If the Department does not begin issuing identification cards within nine (9) months after the effective date of this section, then a valid physician certification will serve as a patient identification card in order to allow a person to become a “qualifying patient” until the Department begins issuing identification cards.
(11) “Marijuana accessories” means any equipment, product, or material of any kind that are used for inhaling, ingesting, topically applying, or otherwise introducing marijuana products into the human body for personal use.
(12) “Marijuana products” means marijuana or goods containing marijuana.
(13) “Personal use” means the possession, purchase, or use of marijuana products or marijuana accessories by an adult 21 years of age or older for non-medical personal consumption by smoking, ingestion, or otherwise. An adult need not be a qualifying patient in order to purchase marijuana products or marijuana accessories for personal use from a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center. An individual’s possession of marijuana for personal use shall not exceed 3.0 ounces of marijuana except that not more than five grams of marijuana may be in the form of concentrate.
(c) LIMITATIONS.
(1) Nothing in this section allows for a violation of any law other than for conduct in compliance with the provisions of this section.
(2) Nothing in this section shall affect or repeal laws relating to non-medical use, possession, production, or sale of marijuana.
(2) Nothing in this amendment prohibits the Legislature from enacting laws that are consistent with this amendment.
(3) Nothing in this section authorizes the use of medical marijuana by anyone other than a qualifying patient.
(4) Nothing in this section shall permit the operation of any vehicle, aircraft, train or boat while under the influence of marijuana.
(5) Nothing in this section changes federal law or requires the violation of federal law or purports to give immunity under federal law.
(6) Nothing in this section shall require any accommodation of any on-site medical use of marijuana in any correctional institution or detention facility or place of education or employment, or of smoking medical marijuana in any public place.
(7) Nothing in this section shall require any health insurance provider or any government agency or authority to reimburse any person for expenses related to the medical use of marijuana.
(8) Nothing in this section shall affect or repeal laws relating to negligence or professional malpractice on the part of a qualified patient, caregiver, physician, MMTC, or its agents or employees.
(d) DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT. The Department shall issue reasonable regulations necessary for the implementation and enforcement of this section. The purpose of the regulations is to ensure the availability and safe use of medical marijuana by qualifying patients. It is the duty of the Department to promulgate regulations in a timely fashion.
(1) Implementing Regulations. In order to allow the Department sufficient time after passage of this section, the following regulations shall be promulgated no later than six (6) months after the effective date of this section:
- Procedures for the issuance and annual renewal of qualifying patient identification cards to people with physician certifications and standards for renewal of such identification cards. Before issuing an identification card to a minor, the Department must receive written consent from the minor’s parent or legal guardian, in addition to the physician certification.
- Procedures establishing qualifications and standards for caregivers, including conducting appropriate background checks, and procedures for the issuance and annual renewal of caregiver identification cards.
- Procedures for the registration of MMTCs that include procedures for the issuance, renewal, suspension and revocation of registration, and standards to ensure proper security, record keeping, testing, labeling, inspection, and safety.
- A regulation that defines the amount of marijuana that could reasonably be presumed to be an adequate supply for qualifying patients’ medical use, based on the best available evidence. This presumption as to quantity may be overcome with evidence of a particular qualifying patient’s appropriate medical use.
(2) Identification cards and registrations. The Department shall begin issuing qualifying patient and caregiver identification cards, and registering MMTCs no later than nine (9) months after the effective date of this section.
(3) If the Department does not issue regulations, or if the Department does not begin issuing identification cards and registering MMTCs within the time limits set in this section, any Florida citizen shall have standing to seek judicial relief to compel compliance with the Department’s constitutional duties.
(4) The Department shall protect the confidentiality of all qualifying patients. All records containing the identity of qualifying patients shall be confidential and kept from public disclosure other than for valid medical or law enforcement purposes.
(e) LEGISLATION. Nothing in this section shall limit the legislature from enacting laws consistent with this section. The legislature may provide for the licensure of entities that are not Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers to acquire, cultivate, possess, process, transfer, transport, sell, and distribute marijuana products and marijuana accessories for personal use by adults.
(f) SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this section are severable and if any clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this measure, or an application thereof, is adjudged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction other provisions shall continue to be in effect to the fullest extent possible.
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE. This amendment shall become effective six (6) months after approval by the voters.
No. 4 Constitutional Amendment
Article 1, New Section
Ballot Title
Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion
Ballot Summary
No law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider. This amendment does not change the Legislature’s constitutional authority to require notification to a parent or guardian before a minor has an abortion.
Financial and State Budget Impact Statements
The proposed amendment would result in significantly more abortions and fewer live births per year in Florida. The increase in abortions could be even greater if the amendment invalidates laws requiring parental consent before minors undergo abortions and those ensuring only licensed physicians perform abortions. There is also uncertainty about whether the amendment will require the state to subsidize abortions with public funds. Litigation to resolve those and other uncertainties will result in additional costs to the state government and state courts that will negatively impact the state budget. An increase in abortions may negatively affect the growth of state and local revenues over time. Because the fiscal impact of increased abortions on state and local revenues and costs cannot be estimated with precision, the total impact of the proposed amendment is indeterminate. THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THIS AMENDMENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO AMBIGUITIES AND UNCERTAINTIES SURROUNDING THE AMENDMENT’S IMPACT.
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ARTICLE 1
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
SECTION ___. Limiting government interference with abortion.— Except as provided in Article X, Section 22, no law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider.
No. 5 Constitutional Amendment
Article VII, Section 6 and Article XII
Ballot Title
Annual Adjustments to the Value of Certain Homestead Exemptions
Ballot Summary
Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to require an annual adjustment for inflation to the value of current or future homestead exemptions that apply solely to levies other than school district levies and for which every person who has legal or equitable title to real estate and maintains thereon the permanent residence of the owner, or another person legally or naturally dependent upon the owner is eligible. This amendment takes effect January 1, 2025.
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ARTICLE VII
FINANCE AND TAXATION
SECTION 6. Homestead exemptions.—
(a)(1) Every person who has the legal or equitable title to real estate and maintains thereon the permanent residence of the owner, or another legally or naturally dependent upon the owner, shall be exempt fromtaxation thereon, except assessments for special benefits, as follows:
- Up to the assessed valuation of twenty-five thousand dollars; and,
b.For all levies other than school district levies, on the assessed valuation greater than fifty thousand dollars and up to seventy-five thousand dollars,
upon establishment of right thereto in the manner prescribed by law. The real estate may be held by legal or equitable title, by the entireties, jointly, in common, as a condominium, or indirectly by stock ownership ormembership representing the owner’s or member’s proprietary interest in a corporation owning a fee or a leasehold initially in excess of ninety-eight years. The exemption shall not apply with respect to any assessment rolluntil such roll is first determined to be in compliance with the provisions of section 4 by a state agency designated by general law. This exemption is repealed on the effective date of any amendment to this Article whichprovides for the assessment of homestead property at less than just value.
(2) The twenty-five thousand dollar amount of assessed valuation exempt from taxation provided in subparagraph (a)(1)b. shall be adjusted annually on January 1 of each year for inflation using the percent change inthe Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average, all items 1967=100, or successor reports for the preceding calendar year as initially reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau ofLabor Statistics, if such percent change is positive.
(3) The amount of assessed valuation exempt from taxation for which every person who has the legal or equitable title to real estate and maintains thereon the permanent residence of the owner, or another personlegally or naturally dependent upon the owner, is eligible, and which applies solely to levies other than school district levies, that is added to this constitution after January 1, 2025, shall be adjusted annually on January 1 ofeach year for inflation using the percent change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average, all items 1967=100, or successor reports for the preceding calendar year as initially reported by theUnited States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, if such percent change is positive, beginning the year following the effective date of such exemption.
(b) Not more than one exemption shall be allowed any individual or family unit or with respect to any residential unit. No exemption shall exceed the value of the real estate assessable to the owner or, in case ofownership through stock or membership in a corporation, the value of the proportion which the interest in the corporation bears to the assessed value of the property.
(c) By general law and subject to conditions specified therein, the Legislature may provide to renters, who are permanent residents, ad valorem tax relief on all ad valorem tax levies. Such ad valorem tax relief shall bein the form and amount established by general law.
(d) The legislature may, by general law, allow counties or municipalities, for the purpose of their respective tax levies and subject to the provisions of general law, to grant either or both of the following additional homestead tax exemptions:
(1) An exemption not exceeding fifty thousand dollars to a person who has the legal or equitable title to real estate and maintains thereon the permanent residence of the owner, who has attained age sixty-five, and whose household income, as defined by general law, does not exceed twenty thousand dollars; or
(2) An exemption equal to the assessed value of the property to a person who has the legal or equitable title to real estate with a just value less than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, as determined in the first tax year that the owner applies and is eligible for the exemption, and who has maintained thereon the permanent residence of the owner for not less than twenty-five years, who has attained age sixty-five, and whose household income does not exceed the income limitation prescribed in paragraph (1).
The general law must allow counties and municipalities to grant these additional exemptions, within the limits prescribed in this subsection, by ordinance adopted in the manner prescribed by general law, and must provide for the periodic adjustment of the income limitation prescribed in this subsection for changes in the cost of living.
(e)(1) Each veteran who is age 65 or older who is partially or totally permanently disabled shall receive a discount from the amount of the ad valorem tax otherwise owed on homestead property the veteran owns and resides in if the disability was combat related and the veteran was honorably discharged upon separation from military service. The discount shall be in a percentage equal to the percentage of the veteran’s permanent, service-connected disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. To qualify for the discount granted by this paragraph, an applicant must submit to the county property appraiser, by March 1, an official letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs stating the percentage of the veteran’s service-connected disability and such evidence that reasonably identifies the disability as combat related and a copy of the veteran’s honorable discharge. If the property appraiser denies the request for a discount, the appraiser must notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for the denial, and the veteran may reapply. The Legislature may, by general law, waive the annual application requirement in subsequent years.
(2) If a veteran who receives the discount described in paragraph (1) predeceases his or her spouse, and if, upon the death of the veteran, the surviving spouse holds the legal or beneficial title to the homestead property and permanently resides thereon, the discount carries over to the surviving spouse until he or she remarries or sells or otherwise disposes of the homestead property. If the surviving spouse sells or otherwise disposes of the property, a discount not to exceed the dollar amount granted from the most recent ad valorem tax roll may be transferred to the surviving spouse’s new homestead property, if used as his or her permanent residence and he or she has not remarried.
(3) This subsection is self-executing and does not require implementing legislation.
(f) By general law and subject to conditions and limitations specified therein, the Legislature may provide ad valorem tax relief equal to the total amount or a portion of the ad valorem tax otherwise owed on homestead property to:
(1) The surviving spouse of a veteran who died from service-connected causes while on active duty as a member of the United States Armed Forces.
(2) The surviving spouse of a first responder who died in the line of duty.
(3) A first responder who is totally and permanently disabled as a result of an injury or injuries sustained in the line of duty. Causal connection between a disability and service in the line of duty shall not be presumed but must be determined as provided by general law. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “disability” does not include a chronic condition or chronic disease, unless the injury sustained in the line of duty was the sole cause of the chronic condition or chronic disease.
As used in this subsection and as further defined by general law, the term “first responder” means a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a paramedic, and the term “in the line of duty” means arising out of and in the actual performance of duty required by employment as a first responder.
ARTICLE XII
SCHEDULE
Annual adjustment to homestead exemption value.—This section and the amendment to Section 6 of Article VII requiring an annual adjustment for inflation of specified homestead exemptions shall take effect January 1, 2025.
No. 6 Constitutional Amendment
Article VI, Section 7
Ballot Title
Repeal of Public Campaign Financing Requirement
Ballot Summary
Proposing the repeal of the provision in the State Constitution which requires public financing for campaigns of candidates for elective statewide office who agree to campaign spending limits.
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ARTICLE VI
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
SECTION 7. Campaign spending limits and funding of campaigns for elective state-wide office.—It is the policy of this state to provide for state-wide elections in which all qualified candidates may compete effectively. A method of public financing for campaigns for state-wide office shall be established by law. Spending limits shall be established for such campaigns for candidates who use public funds in their campaigns. The legislature shall provide funding for this provision. General law implementing this paragraph shall be at least as protective of effective competition by a candidate who uses public funds as the general law in effect on January 1, 1998.
8/29 & 10/3 BCT
PROPUESTAS DE ENMIENDAS Y REVISIONES CONSTITUCIONALES PARA LA ELECCION GENERAL DEL 2024
Yo, CORD BYRD EE, Secretario de Estado de la Florida, por el presente notifico que el título del boleta, el resumen del boleta, y el texto de las siguientes enmiendas constitucionales propuestas y revisiones estarán en el boleta de las elecciones generales del 2024 en el día 5 de noviembre, 2024, en cada condado. El texto completo de estas enmiendas como se presenten aquí también se puede encontrar en DOS.Elections.MyFlorida.com/initiatives, en FloridaPublicNotices.com, y en el sitio web de este periódico.
Artículo IX, Sección 4 y Artículo XII
Elección Partidista de Miembros de Juntas Escolares de Distrito. —
Se propone enmiendas a la Constitución estatal para requerir que los miembros de una junta escolar distrital sean elegidos mediante una elección partidista en vez de una elección no partidista y se especifica que la enmienda solo se aplica a las elecciones celebradas a partir de las elecciones generales de noviembre de 2026. Sin embargo, las elecciones primarias partidistas pueden suceder antes de las elecciones generales de 2026 con el fin de nominar a los candidatos de partidos políticos para ese oficio para su inclusión en la boleta de las elecciones generales de 2026.
ARTÍCULO IX
EDUCACIÓN
SECCIÓN 4. Distritos escolares; juntas escolares. —
(a) Cada condado formará un distrito escolar; no obstante, dos o más condados contiguos, con el voto de los electores de cada condado conforme a ley, podrán combinarse en un distrito escolar. En cada distrito escolar habrá una junta escolar compuesta de cinco o más miembros electos por el voto de los electores en una elección partidista no-partidista, para mandatos de cuatro años apropiadamente escalonados, según lo dispuesto por ley.
(b) La junta escolar deberá operar, controlar, y supervisar todas las escuelas gratuitas públicas en el ámbito del distrito escolar y deberá determinar la tasa de impuestos del distrito escolar dentro de los límites establecidos en este documento. Dos o más distritos escolares podrán operar y financiar programas educativos colectivos.
ARTÍCULO XII
ANEXO
Elección partidista de miembros de las juntas escolares de distrito. — Entrarán en vigor tras la aprobación de los electores, esta sección y la enmienda de la Sección 4 del Artículo IX que exige que los miembros de una junta escolar de distrito sean elegidos en una elección partidista en lugar de una elección no partidista, excepto que los miembros de las juntas escolares de distrito no podrán ser elegidos sobre una base partidista hasta las elecciones generales celebradas en noviembre de 2026. Las elecciones primarias partidistas pueden sin embargo suceder antes de las elecciones generales celebradas el 3 de noviembre de 2026 con el fin de nominar a candidatos de partidos políticos para ese oficio para su inclusión en la boleta de las elecciones generales de 2026.
Artículo I, Sección 28
Se propone una enmienda a la Constitución estatal para preservar constantemente la pesca y la caza, incluso por medio de métodos tradicionales, como derecho público y medio preferido para gestionar y controlar responsablemente los peces y la vida silvestre. Especifica que la enmienda no limita la autoridad adjudicada a la Comisión de Conservación de Pesca y Vida Silvestre en virtud de la Sección 9 del Artículo IV de la Constitución estatal.
ARTÍCULO I
DECLARACIÓN DE DERECHOS
SECCIÓN 28. Pesca, caza y captura de peces y vida silvestre. — La pesca, caza y captura de peces y vida silvestre, incluso por medio de métodos tradicionales, se preservarán constantemente como un derecho público y un medio preferido para gestionar y controlar responsablemente los peces y la vida silvestre. Esta sección no limita la autoridad adjudicada a la Comisión de Conservación de Pesca y Vida Silvestre en virtud de la Sección 9 del Artículo IV.
Artículo X, Sección 29
Uso Personal de Marihuana Para Adultos. —
Autoriza que los adultos de 21 años de edad o mayores posean, compren o utilicen productos y accesorios de marihuana para consumo personal que no sea medicinal mediante el tabaquismo, por ingestión o de otra manera; Centros de tratamiento de marihuana medicinal y otras entidades con licencia estatal, para adquirir, cultivar, procesar, fabricar, vender y distribuir dichos productos y accesorios. Se aplica a la ley de la Florida; no cambia, tampoco protege contra las violaciones de leyes federales. Define los límites de posesión para uso personal. Da consistencia legislativa. Define los términos. Define la fecha de vigencia.
Declaraciones del impacto del presupuesto financiero y estatal
El impacto financiero de la enmienda proviene en primer lugar de la recaudación impositiva futura sobre las ventas. Si hoy es legal, las ventas de marihuana con fines no medicinales estarían sujetas al impuesto sobre las ventas y seguirían siéndolo si los votantes aprueban esta enmienda. Según las experiencias de otros estados, las ventas minoristas futuras de marihuana no medicinal generarían al menos $195,6 millones anuales en ingresos por impuestos estatales y locales sobre las ventas una vez que el mercado minorista esté en pleno funcionamiento, aunque no está claro el momento en que esto ocurrirá. Según la ley vigente, el marco legal existente para la marihuana medicinal queda derogado con efecto seis meses después de la fecha de esta enmienda, lo que afecta la forma en que se implementará esta enmienda. Se necesitará una nueva estructura regulatoria para el uso medicinal y no medicinal de la marihuana. No se puede conocer su diseño en su totalidad hasta que actúe la Legislatura; sin embargo, los costos regulatorios probablemente serán compensados por las tarifas regulatorias. No se pueden predecir otros costos y ahorros potenciales. SE ESPERA QUE ESTA PROPUESTA DE ENMIENDA CONSTITUCIONAL TENGA UN IMPACTO NETO POSITIVO EN EL PRESUPUESTO ESTATAL. ESTE IMPACTO PUEDE RESULTAR EN LA GENERACIÓN DE INGRESOS ADICIONALES O UN INCREMENTO EN LOS SERVICIOS GUBERNAMENTALES.
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ARTÍCULO X
MISCELÁNEO
SECCIÓN 29. Producción, posesión y utilización de marijuana medicinal.—
(a) POLÍTICA PÚBLICA.
(1) La utilización de marihuana medicinal, por parte de un paciente o cuidador calificado de conformidad con esta sección, no está sujeto a responsabilidad penal o civil ni a sanciones según la ley de Florida.
(2) Un médico no estará sujeto a responsabilidad penal o civil ni a sanciones según la ley de Florida únicamente por emitir una certificación médica con atención razonable a una persona diagnosticada con una condición médica debilitante de conformidad con esta sección.
(3) Las acciones y conductas de un Centro de Tratamiento de Marihuana Medicinal registrado en el Departamento, o sus agentes o empleados, y de conformidad con esta sección y las regulaciones del Departamento, no estarán sujetas a responsabilidad penal o civil ni a sanciones según las leyes de Florida.
(4) El uso personal y no medicinal de productos de marihuana y accesorios de marihuana por parte de un adulto, como se define a continuación, de conformidad con esta sección no está sujeto a ninguna responsabilidad penal o civil ni a sanciones según la ley de Florida.
(5) Los Centros de Tratamiento de Marihuana Medicinal y otras entidades autorizadas según lo dispuesto a continuación pueden adquirir, cultivar, procesar, fabricar, vender y distribuir productos y accesorios de marihuana a adultos para uso personal en la fecha de entrada en vigor que se proporciona a continuación. Un centro de tratamiento de marihuana medicinal, u otra entidad con licencia estatal, incluidos sus agentes y empleados, que actúe de acuerdo con esta sección en lo que se refiere a la adquisición, el cultivo, procesamiento, la fabricación, venta y distribución de productos y accesorios de marihuana a adultos para uso personal no estará sujeto a responsabilidad penal o civil ni a sanciones según la ley de Florida.
(b) DEFINICIONES. A los fines de esta sección, las siguientes palabras y los términos tendrán significaciones siguientes:
(1) “Enfermedad médica debilitante” significa cáncer, epilepsia, glaucoma, estado positivo para el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH), síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA), trastorno de estrés postraumático (PTSD), esclerosis lateral amiotrófica (ELA), enfermedad de Crohn, enfermedad de Parkinson, esclerosis múltiple u otras afecciones médicas debilitantes del mismo tipo o clase o comparables a las enumeradas, y para las cuales un médico cree que el uso médico de la marihuana probablemente superaría los riesgos potenciales para la salud del paciente.
(2) “Departamento” significa el Departamento de Salud o su agencia sucesora.
(3) “Tarjeta de identificación” significa un documento emitido por el Departamento que identifica a un paciente o cuidador calificado.
(4) “Marihuana” tiene el significado que se le atribuye al cannabis en la Sección 893.02(3) de los Estatutos de Florida (2014) y, además, “cannabis con bajo contenido de THC” tal como se define en la Sección 381.986(1)(b) de los Estatutos de Florida (2014), también se incluirá en el significado del término “marihuana”.
(5) “Centro de Tratamiento de Marihuana Medicinal” (MMTC) significa una entidad que adquiere, cultiva, posee, procesa (incluido el desarrollo de productos relacionados como alimentos, tinturas, aerosoles, aceites o ungüentos), transfiere, transporta, vende, distribuye, dispensa o suministra marihuana, productos que contienen marihuana, suministros relacionados o materiales educativos a pacientes calificados o sus cuidadores y está registrado por el Departamento.
(6) “Uso medicinal” significa la adquisición, posesión, uso, entrega, transferencia o administración de una cantidad de marihuana que no entre en conflicto con las reglas del Departamento, o de suministros relacionados por parte de un paciente o cuidador calificado para uso de la persona calificada designada por el cuidador del paciente para el tratamiento de una enfermedad médica debilitante.
(7) “Cuidador” significa una persona que tiene al menos veintiún (21) años de edad que ha aceptado de ayudar con el uso medicinal de marihuana de un paciente calificado y ha calificado y obtenido una tarjeta de identificación de cuidador emitida por el Departamento. El Departamento puede limitar la cantidad de pacientes calificados que un cuidador puede ayudar al mismo tiempo y la cantidad de cuidadores que un paciente calificado puede tener al mismo tiempo. Los cuidadores tienen prohibido consumir marihuana obtenida para uso médico por el paciente calificado.
(8) “Médico” significa una persona que tiene licencia para ejercer la medicina en Florida.
(9) “Certificación del médico” significa un documento escrito firmado por un médico, que establece que, en la opinión profesional del médico, el paciente sufre de una condición médica debilitante, que el uso médico de la marihuana probablemente superaría los riesgos potenciales para la salud del paciente. y durante cuánto tiempo el médico recomienda el uso médico de la marihuana al paciente. Sólo se puede proporcionar una certificación médica después de que el médico haya realizado un examen físico y una evaluación completa del historial médico del paciente. Para que se emita una certificación médica a un menor, unos de los padres, o tutor legal del menor debe dar su consentimiento por escrito.
(10) “Paciente calificado” significa una persona a la que se le ha diagnosticado una condición médica debilitante, que tiene una certificación médica y una tarjeta de identificación de paciente calificado válida. Si el Departamento no comienza a emitir tarjetas de identificación dentro de los nueve (9) meses posteriores a la fecha de vigencia de esta sección, entonces una certificación médica válida servirá como tarjeta de identificación del paciente para permitir que una persona se convierta en un “paciente calificado” hasta que el departamento comienza a emitir tarjetas de identificación.
(11) “Accesorios de marihuana” significa cualquier equipo, producto o material de cualquier tipo que se utilice para inhalar, ingerir, aplicar tópicamente o introducir de otro modo productos de marihuana en el cuerpo humano para uso personal.
(12) “Productos de marihuana” significa marihuana o productos que contienen marihuana.
(13) “Uso personal” significa la posesión, compra o uso de productos de marihuana o accesorios de marihuana por parte de un adulto de 21 años de edad o más para consumo personal no médico mediante fumar, ingerir o de otra manera. No es necesario que un adulto sea un paciente calificado para comprar productos o accesorios de marihuana para uso personal en un Centro de tratamiento de marihuana medicinal. La posesión de marihuana para uso personal por parte de un individuo no excederá las 3.0 onzas de marihuana, excepto que no más de cinco gramos de marihuana pueden estar en forma de concentrado.
(c) LIMITACIONES.
(1) Nada en esta sección permite una violación de cualquier ley que no sea una conducta de conformidad con las disposiciones de esta sección.
(2) Nada en esta sección afectará o derogará las leyes relacionadas con el uso, posesión, producción o venta de marihuana con fines no médicos.
(2) Nada en esta enmienda prohíbe a la Legislatura promulgar leyes que sean consistentes con esta enmienda.
(3) Nada en esta sección autoriza el uso de marihuana medicinal por parte de nadie que no sea un paciente calificado.
(4) Nada en esta sección permitirá la operación de ningún vehículo, avión, tren o barco bajo la influencia de la marihuana.
(5) Nada en esta sección cambia la ley federal ni requiere la violación de la ley federal ni pretende otorgar inmunidad bajo la ley federal.
(6) Nada en esta sección requerirá ninguna adaptación de cualquier uso médico de marihuana en el sitio en cualquier institución correccional o centro de detención o lugar de educación o empleo, o de fumar marihuana medicinal en cualquier lugar público.
(7) Nada en esta sección requerirá que ningún proveedor de seguro médico ni ninguna agencia o autoridad gubernamental reembolse a ninguna persona los gastos relacionados con el uso médico de la marihuana.
(8) Nada en esta sección afectará o derogará las leyes relacionadas con negligencia o mala práctica profesional por parte de un paciente calificado, cuidador, médico, MMTC o sus agentes o empleados.
(d) FUNCIONES DEL DEPARTAMENTO. El Departamento emitirá las regulaciones razonables necesarias para la implementación y cumplimiento de esta sección. El propósito de las regulaciones es garantizar la disponibilidad y el uso seguro de la marihuana medicinal por parte de los pacientes que califican. Es deber del Departamento promulgar reglamentos en forma oportuna.
(1) Reglamento de aplicación. Para permitir al Departamento tiempo suficiente después de la aprobación de esta sección, las siguientes regulaciones se promulgarán a más tardar seis (6) meses después de la fecha de vigencia de esta sección: a. Procedimientos para la emisión y renovación anual de tarjetas de identificación de pacientes calificados para personas con certificaciones médicas y estándares para la renovación de dichas tarjetas de identificación. Antes de emitir una tarjeta de identificación a un menor, el Departamento debe recibir el consentimiento por escrito de uno de los padres o tutor legal del menor, además de la certificación médica. b. Procedimientos que establecen calificaciones y estándares para los cuidadores, incluida la realización de verificaciones de antecedentes apropiadas, y procedimientos para la emisión y renovación anual de tarjetas de identificación de cuidadores. c. Procedimientos para el registro de MMTC que incluyen procedimientos para la emisión, renovación, suspensión y revocación del registro, y estándares para garantizar la seguridad, el mantenimiento de registros, las pruebas, el etiquetado, la inspección y la seguridad adecuados. d. Una regulación que define la cantidad de marihuana que razonablemente podría presumirse como un suministro adecuado para el uso médico de los pacientes calificados, basándose en la mejor evidencia disponible. Esta presunción de cantidad puede superarse con evidencia del uso médico apropiado de un paciente en particular que califica.
(2) Tarjetas de identificación y registros. El Departamento comenzará a emitir tarjetas de identificación de pacientes y cuidadores calificados y a registrar los MMTC a más tardar nueve (9) meses después de la fecha de entrada en vigor de esta sección.
(3) Si el Departamento no emite regulaciones, o si el Departamento no comienza a emitir tarjetas de identificación y a registrar MMTC dentro de los límites de tiempo establecidos en esta sección, cualquier ciudadano de Florida tendrá legitimación activa para buscar reparación judicial para obligar al cumplimiento de las disposiciones constitucionales del Departamento.
(4) El Departamento protegerá la confidencialidad de todos los pacientes que califiquen. Todos los registros que contengan la identidad de los pacientes calificados serán confidenciales y no se divulgarán al público excepto para fines médicos o policiales válidos.
(e) LEGISLACIÓN. Nada en esta sección limitará a la legislatura a la hora de promulgar leyes consistentes con esta sección. La Legislatura puede disponer la concesión de licencias a entidades que no sean Centros de Tratamiento de Marihuana Medicinal para adquirir, cultivar, poseer, procesar, transferir, transportar, vender y distribuir productos de marihuana y accesorios de marihuana para uso personal de adultos.
(f) DIVISABILIDAD. Las disposiciones de esta sección son divisibles y si cualquier cláusula, frase, párrafo o sección de esta medida, o una aplicación de la misma, es declarada inválida por un tribunal de jurisdicción competente, otras disposiciones seguirán estando vigentes en la mayor medida posible.
(g) FECHA DE VIGENCIA. Esta enmienda entrará en vigor seis (6) meses posteriores a la aprobación de los votantes.
Artículo 1, Nueva Sección
Enmienda Para Limitar La Interferencia Gubernamental en El Aborto. —
Ninguna ley prohibirá, penalizará, retrasará o restringirá el aborto antes de su viabilidad o cuando sea necesario para proteger la salud de la paciente, según lo determine el proveedor de servicios de salud de la paciente. Esta enmienda no cambia la autoridad constitucional de la Legislatura para exigir notificación a uno de los padres o tutor del menor antes de que una menor tenga un aborto.
Declaraciones del impacto del presupuesto financiero y estatal
La enmienda propuesta daría como resultado un número significativamente mayor de abortos y un número menor de niños nacidos vivos anualmente en Florida. El aumento de los abortos podría ser aún mayor si la enmienda invalida las leyes que requieren el consentimiento parental antes de que las menores se sometan a abortos y aquellas leyes que garantizan que únicamente los médicos autorizados practiquen abortos. También existe incertidumbre sobre la cuestión que suscitará la enmienda sobre el requerimiento del estado de subsidiar los abortos con fondos públicos. Los litigios para resolver esas y otras incertidumbres generarán costos adicionales para el gobierno y los tribunales estatales que impactarán negativamente el presupuesto estatal. Un aumento de los abortos puede afectar negativamente, a lo largo del tiempo, el crecimiento de los ingresos estatales y locales. Debido a que no se puede estimar precisamente el impacto fiscal del aumento de los abortos en los ingresos y costos estatales y locales, el impacto total de la enmienda propuesta es impreciso. EL IMPACTO FINANCIERO DE ESTA ENMIENDA NO PUEDE DETERMINARSE DEBIDO A LAS AMBIGÜEDADES E INCERTIDUMBRES QUE RODEAN EL IMPACTO DE LA ENMIENDA.
ARTÍCULO I
DECLARACIÓN DE DERECHOS
Nueva sección, enmienda para limitar la interferencia del gobierno con el aborto.
SECCIÓN ____. Limitar la interferencia gubernamental con el aborto. — Excepto lo dispuesto en el Artículo X, Sección 22, ninguna ley prohibirá, penalizará, retrasará o restringirá el aborto antes de su viabilidad o cuando sea necesario para proteger la salud de la paciente, según lo determine el proveedor de atención médica de la paciente.
Artículo VII, Sección 6 y Artículo XII
Ajustes Anuales al Valor de Determinadas Exenciones Impositivas Para Viviendas Familiares. —
Se propone una enmienda a la Constitución del Estado para exigir un ajuste anual por inflación al valor de las exenciones de propiedad actuales o futuras que se aplican únicamente a gravámenes distintos de los impuestos del distrito escolar y para los cuales toda persona que tenga un título legal o equitativo sobre bienes inmuebles y los mantenga es elegible la residencia permanente del propietario, o de otra persona que dependa legal o naturalmente del propietario. Esta enmienda entra en vigencia el 1 de enero de 2025.
ARTÍCULO VII
FINANZAS Y TRIBUTACIÓN
SECCIÓN 6. Exenciones impositivas para viviendas familiares. —
(a) (1) Toda persona que tenga título legal o equitativo sobre bienes raíces y los mantenga como residencia permanente del propietario, u otra persona que dependa legal o naturalmente del propietario, estará exenta de tributación sobre los mismos, excepto las evaluaciones por beneficios especiales, como sigue:
- Hasta el valor tasado de veinticinco mil dólares; y,
- Para todos los gravámenes que no sean los del distrito escolar, sobre el valor tasado superior a cincuenta mil dólares y hasta setenta y cinco mil dólares, al establecerse el derecho sobre ello en la forma prescrita por la ley. La titularidad sobre los bienes raíces podrá ser legal o en equidad, mancomunada, solidaria, en común, como condominio, o indirectamente mediante la tenencia de acciones o participaciones que representen el derecho de propiedad del propietario o socio en una sociedad que tenga el dominio o los derechos de arrendamiento que inicialmente superen noventa y ocho años. La exención no se aplicará respecto a ningún registro fiscal hasta que primero un organismo estatal designado de conformidad con la ley general determine que dicho registro cumple con las disposiciones de la sección 4. Esta exención se revocará en la fecha de entrada en vigencia de cualquier enmienda a este Artículo que disponga la tasación de la vivienda familiar a un valor inferior al justo valor.
(2) La cantidad de veinticinco mil dólares de valuación tasada exenta de impuestos dispuesta en el subpárrafo (a)(1) b. se ajustará anualmente el 1 de enero de cada año por inflación utilizando el cambio porcentual en el Índice de Precios al Consumidor para Todos los Consumidores Urbanos, Promedio de Ciudades de EE. UU., todos los elementos 1967=100, o informes posteriores para el año calendario anterior según lo informado inicialmente por los Estados Unidos. Departamento de Trabajo de los estados, Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales, si dicho cambio porcentual es positivo.
(3) El monto del avalúo exento de impuestos al que tiene derecho toda persona que tenga el título legal o equitativo de un bien inmueble y mantenga sobre él la residencia permanente del propietario, o de otra persona que dependa legal o naturalmente del propietario, y que se aplica únicamente a impuestos distintos de los impuestos del distrito escolar, que se agrega a esta constitución después del 1 de enero de 2025, se ajustará anualmente el 1 de enero de cada año por inflación utilizando el cambio porcentual en el Índice de Precios al Consumidor para todos los consumidores urbanos, ciudad de EE. UU. Promedio, todos los artículos 1967=100, o informes sucesores para el año calendario anterior según lo informado inicialmente por la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos, si dicho cambio porcentual es positivo, comenzando el año siguiente a la fecha de vigencia de dicha exención.
(b) No se le permitirá más de una exención a ninguna persona o unidad familiar respecto a ninguna unidad residencial. Ninguna exención superará el valor de los bienes raíces tasables al propietario o, en caso de dominio mediante acciones o participación en una sociedad, el valor de la proporción que devengue la participación en la sociedad sobre la tasación del inmueble.
(c) De conformidad con la ley general y con sujeción a las condiciones que se especifican en la misma, la Legislatura podrá entregarles a los arrendatarios que sean residentes permanentes una desgravación fiscal ad valorem sobre todos los gravámenes fiscales ad valorem. Dicha desgravación fiscal ad valorem se establecerá de la forma y en el monto que disponga la ley general.
(d) La Legislatura podrá, de conformidad con la ley general, permitirles a los condados o municipios, para efectos de sus gravámenes fiscales respectivos y con sujeción a las disposiciones de la ley general, conceder cualquiera de las siguientes exenciones impositivas adicionales para viviendas familiares o ambas:
(1) Una exención que no supere cincuenta mil dólares para una persona que tenga la titularidad legal o en equidad sobre bienes raíces y mantenga allí la residencia permanente del propietario, que haya cumplido la edad de sesenta y cinco años, y cuyos ingresos familiares, según lo define la ley general, no superen veinticinco mil dólares; o
(2) Una exención equivalente al valor tasado del inmueble para una persona que tenga titularidad legal o equitativa sobre los bienes raíces con un valor justo inferior a doscientos cincuenta mil dólares, según se determine en el primer ejercicio fiscal que aplique el propietario y que cumpla los requisitos para la exención, y que haya mantenido en los mismos la residencia permanente del propietario durante al menos veinticinco años, que haya cumplido la edad de sesenta y cinco años, y cuyos ingresos del hogar no superen la limitación sobre ingresos que se prescribe en el apartado (1).
La ley general debe permitirles a los condados y municipios conceder dichas exenciones adicionales, dentro de los límites que se prescriben en este inciso, mediante una ordenanza que se adopte de la manera que lo prescribe la ley general, y debe disponer el ajuste periódico de la limitación sobre ingresos que se prescribe en este inciso respecto a los cambios en el costo de vida.
(e)(1) Cada veterano que tenga 65 años o más y que sufra una discapacidad parcial o total recibirá un descuento del monto del impuesto ad valorem que se adeude sobre la vivienda familiar que posea el veterano y donde el mismo resida si la discapacidad hubiera sido causada por el combate y el veterano hubiera sido dado de baja con honor tras retirarse del servicio militar. El descuento se expresará en un porcentaje equivalente al porcentaje de la discapacidad permanente vinculada al servicio del veterano, según lo determine el Departamento de Asuntos de los Veteranos de los Estados Unidos. Para optar al descuento que se concede en este apartado, el solicitante debe presentarle al tasador inmobiliario del condado, a más tardar el 1 de marzo, una carta oficial del Departamento de Asuntos de los Veteranos de los Estados Unidos mediante la que se indique el porcentaje de la discapacidad vinculada al servicio del veterano y las pruebas que demuestren de manera razonable que la discapacidad fue causada por el combate, así como también una copia de la baja con honor del veterano. Si el tasador inmobiliario rechaza la solicitud de descuento, el tasador debe notificarle al solicitante por escrito los motivos del rechazo, y el veterano podrá volver a realizar la solicitud. La Legislatura podrá, de conformidad con la ley general, desistir del requerimiento anual de solicitudes en los años posteriores.
(2) Si un veterano que recibe el descuento descrito en el apartado (1) fallece antes de su cónyuge, y si, al fallecer el veterano, el(la) cónyuge sobreviviente posee la titularidad legal o el usufructo de la vivienda familiar y reside permanentemente allí, el descuento se transfiere al(la) cónyuge sobreviviente hasta que se vuelva a casar, venda o de otra manera disponga de la vivienda familiar. Si el(la) cónyuge sobreviviente vende o de otra manera dispone de la vivienda, se podrá transferir a la nueva vivienda familiar del(la) cónyuge sobreviviente un descuento que no exceda el monto en dólares otorgado según el registro fiscal ad valorem más reciente, si la utiliza como su residencia permanente y si no se ha vuelto a casar.
(3) Este inciso tiene efecto inmediato y no necesita legislación de implementación.
(f) De conformidad con la ley general y con sujeción a las condiciones y limitaciones que se especifican en la misma, La Legislatura podrá concederle una desgravación fiscal ad valorem equivalente al monto total o una parte del impuesto ad valorem que se adeude sobre la vivienda familiar a:
(1) El(la) cónyuge sobreviviente de un veterano que haya fallecido durante su servicio activo en calidad de miembro de las Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos.
(2) El(la) cónyuge sobreviviente de un socorrista que haya fallecido en acto de servicio.
(3) Un socorrista que tenga una discapacidad total y permanente a causa de una lesión o lesiones que haya sufrido en acto de servicio. La conexión causal entre una discapacidad y el acto de servicio no debe presumirse, sino que determinarse según lo dispone la ley general. Para efectos de este apartado, el término “discapacidad” no incluye una afección crónica o enfermedad crónica, a menos que la lesión que se haya sufrido en acto de servicio hubiera sido la única causa de la afección crónica y la enfermedad crónica.
Según se usa en este inciso y según lo defina más extensamente la ley general, el término “socorrista” hace referencia a un policía, un funcionario penitenciario, un bombero, un técnico médico de emergencia o un paramédico, y el término “en acto de servicio” significa que surge a raíz del desempeño real del servicio que sea necesario en virtud del trabajo como socorrista.
ARTÍCULO XII
ANEXO
Ajuste anual al valor de la exención de vivienda familiar. —Esta sección y la enmienda a la Sección 6 del Artículo VII, que requiere un ajuste anual por inflación de exenciones de vivienda específicas, entrarán en vigor el 1 de enero de 2025.
Artículo VI, Sección 7
Derogación del Requerimiento de Financiamiento de Campañas Publicas. —
Se propone el rechazo de la disposición de la Constitución del Estado que requiere el financiamiento público de las campañas de los candidatos que busquen oficios estatales electivos y que se adhieran a los límites de gastos de campaña.
ARTÍCULO VI
SUFRAGIO Y ELECCIONES
SECCIÓN 7. Límites de gastos de campaña y financiamiento de campañas para oficios estatales electivos. Es política del estado establecer elecciones en todo el estado en las que puedan competir efectivamente todos los candidatos idóneos. Se establecerá por ley un método para el financiamiento público de campañas para la ocupación de cargos estatales. Se establecerán límites de gastos se establecerán para tales campañas a los candidatos que utilicen fondos públicos en ellas. La legislatura proporcionará los fondos para esta disposición. La ley general que implemente este párrafo deberá ofrecer como mínimo la misma protección a la competencia efectiva de candidatos que utilicen fondos públicos que la ley general vigente al 1 de enero de 1998.
8/29 & 10/3 BCT
