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Post Election Wrap-Up: Local Tax Referenda

Local Government, Research, Taxes, Voter Guides
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On November 3, 2020, Floridians went to the polls (or voted by mail) to elect the next President of the United States, voted on numerous state and local races, and decided the fate of six proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution. As if that were not enough, voters across the state had to consider more than 200 local referenda, including some significant tax increases This wrap-up looks at how these measures fared. 

2018 Voter Guide Wrap-Up: $1.5 Billion in Local Tax Referenda

Research, Taxes, Voter Guides
/ Research, Taxes, Voter Guides / 3 minutes of reading

On November 6, 2018, Floridians voted on 12 proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution. Eleven of the 12 passed with at least a 60 percent majority, all but Amendment 1, which would have provided an additional $25,000 homestead property tax exemption. But the amendments were not the only thing that voters had to agree on. In addition to the amendments, voters across Florida chose to put in place a number of local tax measures and new bond issues.

Florida TaxWatch: Voters Approved $400 Million in Local Tax Increases

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released its latest briefing, Local Tax Referenda on the November 2020 Ballot: What Passed?, providing commentary on the outcomes of local referenda considered by the voters on the 2020 general election ballot. This briefing follows Florida TaxWatch’s 2020 Voter Guide Special Edition: Local Tax Referenda report which was issued prior to the election and provided voters with a thoughtful analysis of these proposed ballot initiatives, tax increases, and new bond issues.

Florida TaxWatch Research Shows Florida Voters Approved $1.5 Billion In Annual Local Tax Increases Last November

Press Releases
/ Press Releases / 3 minutes of reading

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida’s premier independent watchdog, Florida TaxWatch, released the follow-up to the 2018 Florida TaxWatch Voter Guide. The update details local tax measures and new bond issues that voters approved last month and provides an update on what’s next for the 11 amendments that are now part of Florida’s Constitution.

November 2020 News Highlights

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