Amendment 3 would cut local property taxes on homes.
The state puts the cost at $11.8B a year.

A $250,000 homestead exemption from every property tax except schools.

Amendment 3 is one of three amendments on the ballot, placed there by the Legislature in June (CS/HJR 1-F). It needs 60 percent of votes cast on the measure (Fla. Const. Art. XI, s. 5(e)) to pass. If it does, it takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, and first shows up on tax bills in November 2027.

$4.9B less in the first year. $11.8B a year once fully phased in.

The Legislature’s Revenue Estimating Conference projected how much less property tax counties, cities and special districts would collect if today’s tax rates stayed the same. Over the first five years the total is $45.84 billion. These are estimates of revenue not collected, not budget cuts: local governments decide what to do about it.

What every county, city and special district would collect less of.

Pick a county to see its county government, each city and its special districts. Switch the map between total dollars and dollars per resident.

Downloads: by county (CSV) · every county government, city and special-district group (CSV). Both are transcribed from the state’s estimate; the build checks that cities and districts add up to each county and counties to the state total.

Passed in a special session, then rewritten by court order.

Who is for it, who is against it, and who has stayed out.

Organizations listed only with a documented public position and a source. Positions change; each line is as of the date of its source.

Where the candidates for governor stand

Every candidate on the ballot, checked the same way: campaign sites, candidate questionnaires, debates and interviews. A general call to cut property taxes is not counted as a position on Amendment 3.

• Dean Abrams (No Party Affiliation)No position found. His site proposes ending property tax on homesteaded homes below a county-median threshold and says the decision belongs to voters. It does not mention Amendment 3 or say how to vote on it.deanabrams.com/issues (campaign site)
• Kathy Anderson (Write-in)No position found. No public statements were found.
• Charles Burkett (No Party Affiliation)No position found. His questionnaire answer calls for eliminating property taxes on homesteaded primary residences, but he did not address Amendment 3 itself.Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS) Meet the Candidates, July 29, 2026
• Jeffrey Datto (No Party Affiliation)No position found. No statement on Amendment 3 or property tax was found.
• Moe Dimanche (No Party Affiliation)No position found. He answered the Ballotpedia and WFTS questionnaires, focusing on corruption and transparency, and did not address property tax or Amendment 3.
• Byron Donalds (Republican)For. Has said several times that he will vote yes. He argues homeowners need relief and proposes a state funding formula for fiscally constrained counties.Spectrum News (Bay News 9) Political Connections, Sept. 17, 2026; Axios Miami, Sept. 23, 2026; News4JAX (WJXT), Oct. 5, 2026
• Scott Jewett (Libertarian)No position found. His platform calls for low taxes in general and for insurance reform. No statement on property tax or Amendment 3 was found.
• David Jolly (Democrat)Against. Expects to vote no. He says the math does not work and that local services and law enforcement would suffer, and he favors targeted relief such as an exemption for first-time homebuyers.Spectrum News (Bay News 9) Political Connections, Sept. 17, 2026; Axios Miami, Sept. 23, 2026; News4JAX (WJXT), Oct. 5, 2026
• Erik Edward Morris (Write-in)No position found. His questionnaire answer proposes extending homestead exemptions to first homes and some investment properties, which he contrasts with the DeSantis plan. He did not state a position on Amendment 3.Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS) Meet the Candidates, July 29, 2026
• Frank Russo (No Party Affiliation)No position found. His campaign releases offer his own property-tax relief plan and say relief should not cut public safety. They do not say how he will vote on Amendment 3.PR Newswire release (republished by WBOY), Sept. 10, 2026

Running mates

• Bryan Avila, Donalds’ running mate (R)For. He was the Senate sponsor of CS/SJR 2-F and voted yea when the Senate passed CS/HJR 1-F 30-9 on June 2, 2026. No separate campaign statement was found.Florida Senate Journal, June 2, 2026; Florida Senate bill page, SJR 2-F; Florida Phoenix, Aug. 25, 2026
• Gwen Graham, Jolly’s running mate (D)No position found. No statement on Amendment 3 was found.

Running mates on the other tickets: not yet checked.

Independent analyses

• Florida TaxWatch (Sept. 18, 2026). Recommends a no vote. Argues Florida’s system already shifts taxes from homesteads to other property and this measure adds to that. Its calculator puts typical savings near $1,000 in 2027 and $2,100 in 2028 at an average non-school rate of 10.5 mills. Jacksonville Today / WLRN, Sept. 21, 2026; Florida TaxWatch
• PolitiFact (Oct. 13, 2026). Examined claims that the amendment would cut police and fire budgets. Found that public safety is the largest budget item in 55 of 67 counties, according to the Florida Association of Counties, and that the amendment sets no minimum or priority for public-safety funding. Its numbers on the cost match the state’s estimate. PolitiFact, Samantha Putterman, Oct. 13, 2026
• Florida Policy Institute (Sept. 15, 2026). Argues the loss would force service cuts or higher taxes and fees, shifting costs to renters, consumers and small businesses. Also a funder of an opposing committee. Florida Policy Institute, FPI Staff
• James Madison Institute (Oct. 2026). Its vice president for policy argued local governments could live on recent revenue levels, since rising collections, not rates, drove growth. Commissioned two of the polls below. Florida Trend, Mike Vogel, Oct. 8, 2026; Florida Politics, A.G. Gancarski, Aug. 6, 2026
• Florida League of Cities (commissioned study) (July 2026). Reported an average 9.1% hit to city general funds, with 85 cities unable to fund public safety at current levels. Study itself not yet obtained. Tampa Bay Beacons, July 27, 2026
• Sarasota County staff (Aug. 21, 2026). Estimated a $134 million loss over the first two years and modeled how that could fall on the Sheriff’s Office and emergency services. Suncoast Searchlight via WGCU, Christian Casale, Aug. 24, 2026

$21,516,510 raised for it, $1,091,117 against it, through Oct. 9.

Contributions to Florida political committees formed for or against Amendment 3, from Division of Elections records through reports covering Oct. 9, 2026. Realtor groups gave $21,516,500 of the money raised in support.

Not counted here:

• Spending by groups that are not Florida political committees, such as 501(c)(4) nonprofits running ads. One group running ads against the measure, “A Better Florida,” has no Florida committee registration, WESH 2 reported.
• Advertising paid for directly by Florida Realtors outside its committee (reported, not yet confirmed in records).
• Informational material paid for by local governments.
• Committees whose names mention property taxes but which have no documented position on Amendment 3 (Taxpayers for Lower Taxes, End Florida Property Tax).

Download every contribution row: committee-contributions.csv (names as filed).

Support depends on how the question is asked.

Polls asked different questions, of different groups, in different ways. We list them as reported and do not average them. The measure needs 60% of votes cast to pass; undecided voters are not divided.

What these records do not show, and what we are still checking.

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