Sun Sentinel via News Service of Florida (article here)
By Gray Rohrer
July 29, 2026
A Leon Circuit Court judge heard arguments Wednesday over whether the property tax cut proposal to be placed on the November ballot is misleading to voters.
Three groups of plaintiffs, including former local government elected officials and a former Republican legislator, contend the title and ballot summary approved by the GOP-led Legislature in June uses “emotional and political rhetoric” designed to sway voters.
The proposed constitutional amendment (HJR 1F) would increase the current $50,000 homestead exemption to $150,000 next year and $250,000 the following year. The exemption, however, wouldn’t apply to the portion of the property tax bill levied for K-12 public schools.
Another provision of the measure would lower the cap on annual assessments of non-homesteaded properties from 10 percent to 5 percent…
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Judge David Frank didn’t immediately rule from the bench after the two-hour hearing. If he finds part of the ballot measure defective, Attorney General James Uthmeier would have 10 days to correct the issues.
There could be a time crunch, however, as general election mail ballots would start being printed at the end of August…