A growing coalition of statewide organizations, local officials, and civic groups has formalized opposition to Amendment 3, a proposed constitutional amendment on the November 2026 general election ballot that would overhaul local property taxes across Florida.
The newest organizations to announce their formal opposition this week include the Florida Library Association, the Florida Association of Special Districts, the Federation of Manufactured Home Owners of Florida, and the League of Women Voters of Florida.
They join a broad roster of public safety and municipal associations already opposing or raising formal concerns over the measure. That coalition includes the Florida Sheriffs Association, the Florida State Fraternal Order of Police, the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association, the Florida Professional Firefighters, the Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association, 1000 Friends of Florida, the Florida Rural Economic Development Association, the Florida Recreation and Park Association, the Florida Association of County Engineers and Road Superintendents, and the American Planning Association Florida Chapter.
Leaders of the opposition campaign argue that reducing municipal property tax revenues will force deep cuts to essential local services or shift the tax burden onto other segments of the population.
The League of Women Voters emphasized the broader impact on community infrastructure and public safety.
“We love to take our kids and grandkids to the local park. We love to watch them play baseball and soccer at the municipal sports field. We love our public libraries. We love driving on well-maintained county roads. We love being safe because our police officers and firefighters have the resources they need to do their jobs,” the organization said. “And we don’t want to put our communities and services we love at risk because of a confusing ballot amendment.”
Housing advocates also pointed to specific inequities within the measure’s structure, particularly regarding residents who live in mobile and manufactured home communities.
“The benefits of that tax change will not benefit manufactured homeowners because we own the home, but we don’t own the property,” said John Calabrese, president of the Federation of Manufactured Home Owners of Florida. “So it’s a commercial property tax while we pay taxes. We will get no reduction in our taxes.”
The group formally noted that manufactured homeowners in land-lease neighborhoods will receive little to no direct financial relief, while facing indirect costs as local fees and service expenses rise.
Local administrators have warned that the revenue impact could threaten the very existence of smaller jurisdictions. Speaking at a recent Coalition of Boynton West Residential Associations meeting, Palm Beach County Administrator Joseph Abruzzo projected that eight to 10 municipalities in the area could face dissolution if property tax revenues fall sharply.
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