2020 Florida Amendment 5

Last updated

Amendment 5
Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution, effective January 1, 2021, to increase, from 2 years to 3 years, the period of time during which accrued Save-Our-Homes benefits may be transferred from a prior homestead to a new homestead.
Results
Choice
Votes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svgYes7,484,10474.49%
Light brown x.svgNo2,562,38725.51%
Valid votes10,046,491100.00%
Invalid or blank votes00.00%
Total votes10,046,491100.00%

2020 Florida Amendment 5 results by county.svg
FL Amendment 5 2020.svg
    Source: USA Today [1]

    2020 Florida Amendment 5, commonly known as the Extend "Save Our Homes" Portability Period Amendment, was a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Florida that passed 74.49% to 25.51% in the 2020 election on November 3, 2020. The amendment increased the period during which a person may transfer "Save Our Homes" benefits to a new homestead property from two years to three years. [1]

    Contents

    Overview

    The amendment extended the application for portability from a two-year window to a three-year window. It required 60% support to pass, [2] ultimately receiving 74.49% support. The affected article of the state constitution was Article VII, Section 4; Article XII. [3]

    "Save Our Home" benefits in the state are typically between $25,000 and $50,000, which apply as a tax exemption upon transfer of benefits. [1]

    Background

    State Senator Rick Roth, a Republican, introduced the amendment, receiving unanimous approval within both chambers of the state legislature. Americans for Tax Reform and the Tampa Bay Times editorial board supported the amendment, while the League of Women Voters of Florida opposed it. [4]

    Additionally, Florida Today , TCPalm, the Palm Beach Post, the Miami Herald , the Orlando Sentinel , and the Sun Sentinel all supported the proposed amendment. [5]

    Results

    The amendment received more than the mandatory statewide 60% in all counties. Support was strongest in Collier County on the Gulf Coast, the only county in the state to see more than 80% support. Most counties in the Florida Peninsula supported the amendment with 70 to 80% of the votes, while the Big Bend and Panhandle regions saw the lowest support for the proposal. Leon County, the location of the state capital Tallahassee, saw only 61.9% of voters support the amendment. [1]

    See also

    Related Research Articles

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">1978 California Proposition 13</span> Ballot initiative which capped property tax at 1% and yearly increases at 2%

    Proposition 13 is an amendment of the Constitution of California enacted during 1978, by means of the initiative process. The initiative was approved by California voters on June 6, 1978. It was upheld as constitutional by the United States Supreme Court in the case of Nordlinger v. Hahn, 505 U.S. 1 (1992). Proposition 13 is embodied in Article XIII A of the Constitution of the State of California.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Constitution of Texas</span> Principles, institutions and law of political governance in the U.S. state of Texas

    The Constitution of the State of Texas is the document that establishes the structure and function of the government of the U.S. state of Texas, and enumerates the basic rights of the citizens of Texas.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Constitution of Florida</span> Principles, institutions and law of political governance in the U.S. state of Florida

    The Constitution of the State of Florida is the document that establishes and describes the powers, duties, structure, and function of the government of the U.S. state of Florida, and establishes the basic law of the state. The current Constitution of Florida was ratified on November 5, 1968.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">1964 California Proposition 14</span> 1964 California ballot proposition

    California Proposition 14 was a November 1964 initiative ballot measure that amended the California state constitution to nullify the 1963 Rumford Fair Housing Act, thereby allowing property sellers, landlords and their agents to openly discriminate on ethnic grounds when selling or letting accommodations, as they had been permitted to before 1963. The proposition became law after receiving support from 65% of voters. In 1966, the California Supreme Court in a 5–2 split decision declared Proposition 14 unconstitutional under the equal protection clause of the United States Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that decision in 1967 in Reitman v. Mulkey.

    The homestead exemption in Florida may refer to three different types of homestead exemptions under Florida law:

    1. exemption from forced sale before and at death per Art. X, Section 4(a)-(b) of the Florida Constitution;
    2. restrictions on devise and alienation, Art. X, Section 4(c) of the Florida Constitution;
    3. and exemption from taxation per Art. VII, Section 6 of the Florida Constitution.
    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 Florida state elections</span>

    Florida held various statewide elections on November 7, 2006.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2007 Texas constitutional amendment election</span>

    The 2007 Texas constitutional amendment election took place 6 November 2007.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Colorado Amendment 50</span> Ballot measure in Colorado

    Colorado Amendment 50 was a citizen's initiative that amended the Colorado state constitution to:

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Florida elections</span>

    Florida state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Aside from its presidential primaries held on March 17, its primary elections were held on August 18, 2020.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 California Proposition 19</span> Successful property tax ballot initiative

    California Proposition 19 (2020), also referred to as Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 11, is an amendment of the Constitution of California that was narrowly approved by voters in the general election on November 3, 2020, with just over 51% of the vote. The legislation increases the property tax burden on owners of inherited property to provide expanded property tax benefits to homeowners ages 55 years and older, disabled homeowners, and victims of natural disasters, and fund wildfire response. According to the California Legislative Analyst, Proposition 19 is a large net tax increase "of hundreds of millions of dollars per year."

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Florida Amendment 4</span>

    2020 Florida Amendment 4, commonly known as the Think Twice Initiative was a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Florida that failed by 52.47% to 47.53% in the 2020 election on November 3, 2020. The amendment would have required new constitutional amendments to be approved by voters twice in order to go into effect.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Texas elections</span>

    Various elections were held in Texas in 2021, including a special election to congress, multiple special elections to the Texas House of Representatives, eight legislatively-referred ballot measures on the November 2 ballot, and many regularly-scheduled local elections.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Florida elections</span> Index of articles associated with the same name

    A general election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect candidates throughout Florida, as part of the 2022 midterm elections. The results of the elections showed strong Republican Party outcomes as nearly every Republican candidate won in a landslide. As a result, Republicans now control every statewide office in the state for the first time since Reconstruction. Political analysts believe the results may be an indication that the state has transitioned from being a swing state into a reliably Republican red state.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Florida Right to Clean Water</span> Environmental organization

    Florida Right To Clean Water.org is a grassroots, volunteer, nonpartisan organization formed to place an amendment to the state constitution by citizens before the voters of the U.S. state of Florida, using a direct initiative that will give citizens of the state a right to clean and healthy waters. The organization consists of volunteers who have composed the proposed amendment and the format has passed review by the state and qualified for placement on the 2024 ballot before all registered voters in the state when reviewed by the state supreme court and the organization has submitted the required number of correctly completed petitions signed by registered Florida voters to the correct supervisor of elections for the county in which the voters reside. The supervisor reviews the petitions in order to determine that they are completed correctly and that the signers are registered voters in that county. The supervisor reports the numbers to state officials. The direct initiative campaign was launched on April 22, 2022, the date the state approved the language of the proposed amendment. To be placed on the ballot, 891,589 valid petition signatures will have to be presented to the state before the February 1, 2024, deadline.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Florida Amendment 3</span> Proposed amendment in Florida

    2022 Florida Amendment 3 was a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution, which failed on November 8, 2022. Through a statewide referendum, the amendment achieved only 58.7% support among voters in the U.S. state of Florida, short of the 60% majority required by state law.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Florida Amendment 6</span>

    2020 Florida Amendment 6 was a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Florida that passed in the 2020 election on November 3, 2020.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Texas elections</span> Elections in Texas

    The 2023 Texas elections will be held on November 7, 2023.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Texas constitutional amendment election</span> 2023 TX constitution amendment props

    The 2023 Texas constitutional amendment election will take place on November 7, 2023. Texas voters statewide will vote on 14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Texas constitutional amendment election</span>

    The 2021 Texas constitutional amendment election took place on November 2, 2021. Texas voters statewide voted on eight proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "2020 Florida Amendment 5 - Extend Save Our Homes". USA Today. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
    2. Milberg, Glenna (October 5, 2020). "Explaining Florida Amendment 5: Limitation on Homestead Assessments". WPLG. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
    3. "ELECTION RESULTS: What Florida Amendments passed?". firstcoastnews.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
    4. "What to know about Florida's Amendment 5: Extend Homestead exemption transfer period". WKMG. October 7, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
    5. Sangalang, Jennifer. "Amendment 5, vote yes or no on 2020 election? Here's what 7 Florida newspapers recommend". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved May 1, 2023.