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Florida AG Uthmeier rewrites Property Tax Amendment ballot summary, title after court ruling

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday released revised ballot summary and title for Amendment 3, a property tax proposal backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The rewrite comes after a judge ruled the original wording was misleading and politically charged.

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  1. Tampa Bay Times

    Florida attorney general rewrites property tax amendment language after lawsuit (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    TALLAHASSEE — Under a judge’s order , Florida’s attorney general has rewritten the proposed property tax amendment that will appear on voters’ ballots in November. Earlier this month, Tallahassee Judge David Frank ruled that the ballot language for the property tax proposal passed by the Legislature…

  2. Just the News

    Florida Gov. DeSantis defends Amendment 3 property tax relief for homesteads (opens Just the News)

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    Gov. Ron DeSantis says naysayers of Amendment 3, which proposes property tax relief for homesteads, are putting governments’ needs before taxpayers.

  3. Florida Phoenix

    Toned-down Amendment 3 ballot language ready for another judicial review (opens Florida Phoenix)

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    Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has submitted for judicial review a rewritten version of the title and ballot summary for Amendment 3. Circuit Judge David Frank in Leon County ordered the AG’s office to rewrite the far-reaching property tax amendment’s ballot language after ruling the origin…

  4. First Coast News

    Amendment 3 ballot language revised as local governments weigh property tax future (opens First Coast News)

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    Florida's Amendment 3 could reshape property taxes, and the Clay County Sheriff's Office held a town hall to discuss the potential impacts on local funding.

  5. FOX 13 Tampa

    Florida property tax cut ballot summary rewritten by attorney general (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    Florida officials presented a revised ballot title and summary for Amendment 3 on Thursday after a state judge ruled the original version contained misleading political rhetoric. Revised Florida Property Tax Measure Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier released a updated draft of the ballot summa…

  6. Tampa Bay Times

    Does Florida AG Uthmeier dislike the property tax amendment DeSantis pushed? (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s attorney general, a longtime ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis, is casting doubt on the property tax amendment the governor initially pushed. On Thursday, under a judge’s order , Uthmeier released a rewritten ballot summary for the property tax proposal that will appear before voters…

  7. WSVN Miami

    Florida’s property tax amendment rewritten following court order, circuit judge’s claims that it’s misleading (opens WSVN Miami)

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    Florida’s attorney general has rewritten the state’s property tax amendment that will appear in November’s ballot after being ordered to do so by a judge,...

  8. WFLA

    Uthmeier submits revised summary for property tax amendment following judge's ruling (opens WFLA)

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    Florida Attorney General Uthmeier submitted a new summary of the ballot measure aimed at eliminating property taxes.

  9. FOX 35 Orlando

    Florida AG Uthmeier rewrites Property Tax Amendment ballot summary, title after court ruling (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday released revised ballot summary and title for Amendment 3, a property tax proposal backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The rewrite comes after a judge ruled the original wording was misleading and politically charged.

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