{"id":443992,"date":"2026-11-01T03:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T03:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/443992\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T03:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T03:56:09","slug":"florida-voters-weigh-3-amendments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/443992\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida voters weigh 3 amendments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. \u2014 Florida voters will decide three statewide amendments when they head to the polls on Tuesday, with a property tax proposal drawing the most attention.<\/p>\n<p>Amendment 1 would boost Florida&#8217;s budget stabilization fund from 10% to 25% and require annual transfers into the fund of up to $750 million. <\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers would be allowed to use those reserves for certain critical state needs. Supporters say it strengthens the state&#8217;s financial safety net, while critics argue the money is better spent addressing current needs.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH REPORT BELOW: <\/p>\n<p>Florida voters weigh three amendments Tuesday impacting homestead taxes, budget stabilization and the agricultural industry<\/p>\n<p>Another measure on the ballot, Amendment 2, would exempt agricultural equipment and other farm-related tangible personal property from property taxes. Supporters say it would help farmers and the agriculture industry. Opponents say it could reduce revenue for local services.<\/p>\n<p>Amendment 3 would increase the homestead exemption for non-school district property taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028. Supporters say it would provide relief for homeowners and limit government spending. Opponents warn it could reduce local revenue.<\/p>\n<p>All three amendments need 60% approval to pass.<\/p>\n<p>Early voting ended Saturday in Martin and Okeechobee counties and wraps up Sunday in St. Lucie, Indian River and Palm Beach counties. <\/p>\n<p>Election Day is Tuesday Nov. 3. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/.jpeg\" alt=\"REP_CARD_CASSANDRA-GARCIA_STUART_FS.jpg\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/p>\n<p>WPTV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. \u2014 Florida voters will decide three statewide amendments when they head to the polls&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":443993,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[173001,173002,137642,165439,173003,28,173004,168750,30,29,44397,14559,173005],"class_list":["post-443992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-amendment-1-florida","tag-amendment-2-florida","tag-amendment-3-florida","tag-budget-stabilization-fund","tag-election-day-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-amendments-2026","tag-florida-ballot-amendments","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-florida-property-tax","tag-homestead-exemption","tag-palm-beach-county-voting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}