Changing the way state and local governments collect, handle and spend property tax revenue is huge. It is a vote that should not be taken lightly.
As more and more voters turn their attention to the midterm elections, there’s a growing awareness ― and concern ― over a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution that would change how property taxes and local government spending would work. Depending on who you talk to, it’s either a long-awaited blessing or a looming fiscal curse.
Amendment 3 is one of three constitutional amendments on the November ballot. It is by far the most controversial and crucial. Unlike ballot initiatives that come from the voters via signed petitions, like the amendments to limit class sizes, legalize recreational marijuana or allow more ex-felons to vote, these amendments were placed on the ballot by the Florida Legislature, with Amendment 3 serving as their answer to the state’s growing angst of unaffordability.