Judge orders Florida property tax amendment language rewritten before November ballot
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A judge ruled Florida's proposed property tax amendment must be rewritten before it can appear on the November ballot, finding the current language is misleading.
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A Leon County judge has ordered the summary and title of the property tax cut proposal placed on the November ballot by the Legislature to be rewritten because it is misleading and contains political rhetoric.
TALLAHASSEE — The property tax proposal initially pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis can’t appear on the ballot the way his office wrote it, a Tallahassee judge ruled late Monday night. Judge David Frank said the proposed constitutional amendment uses language “more akin to a political slogan” rather than …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla —Leon County’s Circuit Court Judge David Frank has ruled ballot language for the Property Tax Amendment (Amendment 3) is “clearly and conclusively defective.” In response, House Democratic Caucus Leader Fentrice Driskell (D-Tampa) issued the following statement: “The idea that this …
The State of Florida must rewrite the summary for its ballot measure aiming to eliminate property taxes on the first $250,000 of a homestead's value after a judge declared it was misleading late Monday night.
A Florida circuit court judge has ordered Attorney General James Uthmeier to rewrite significant portions of the ballot and summary title of Amendment 3, ruling the words “Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes” are “akin to a political slogan” in violation of state law.
A Tallahassee judge ordered the Florida attorney general to re-write Amendment 3, saying the language currently in the proposal is political. Judge David Frank said, "Simply put, the proposed ballot title does not state the basic legal purpose of the amendment; it endorses it and diverts voters from…
A judge ruled Florida's proposed property tax amendment must be rewritten before it can appear on the November ballot, finding the current language is misleading.
Plaintiff and Former state Senator Jeff Brandes is not a fan of the Florida property tax amendment. However, he and others didn't try to remove it from the ballot; instead, they pushed for transparency.
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