Ballot measure · Florida · November 3, 2026

Amendment 3

Title as the state lists it: Increased Homestead Exemption; Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homestead Property Assessments^1,2,3,4

Research draftReferred by the legislatureConstitutional amendment

How it got there: Referred by the legislature
Kind of measure: Constitutional amendment
To pass: 60% of the votes on it
Researched: October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

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A yes vote

A yes vote would raise the homestead exemption from non-school property taxes to $150,000 of assessed value in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, then adjust it for inflation, with a smaller exemption until the fifth year for people who were not Florida residents on December 31, 2026; lower the yearly cap on assessment increases for non-homestead property from 10% to 5%; and limit county and city property taxes to a listed set of uses.^1,2

A no vote

A no vote would keep the current homestead exemption, which covers the first $25,000 of assessed value for all property taxes and the value between $50,000 and $75,000, adjusted for inflation, for non-school taxes; keep the 10% yearly cap on assessment increases for non-homestead property; and keep letting counties and cities levy property taxes for their own purposes without a listed set of uses.^5,6,7 Where in the source: Art. VII, §§ 4(g)–(h), 6(a), 9(a)

More about it

The amendment would also require the Legislature to set a uniform way for counties and cities to raise the homestead exemption for their own taxes up to the full assessed value, and would let special districts do the same if their voters approve. School district taxes would keep the $25,000 exemption.² Where in the source: Art. VII, § 6(a)(1), (4) as proposed A court found the Legislature's original ballot title and summary for this amendment deficient. The Attorney General then wrote the replacement title and summary that appear on the ballot, in a letter to the Secretary of State dated August 13, 2026.^1,3

§2How it got on the ballot

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Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.^1,2,3,4

Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.^1,2,3,4

The Legislature placed this amendment on the ballot through House Joint Resolution 1-F, passed in a 2026 special session.^1,2

It is on Florida's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.^4,8,9 None of the official sources we read calls the list certified or final, so we don’t either. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on Florida's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

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60% of the votes on it. The amendment passes only if at least 60 percent of the voters who vote on it vote yes.¹⁰ Where in the source: Art. XI, § 5(e)