Twelve statewide ballot measures were certified for the ballot in Florida in 2018. All but one measure, Amendment 1, were approved.
AMENDMENTS
RESULT | SUBJECT | DESCRIPTION | OBJECTIVE | |
1 | NO | Taxes | Increases the amount of a home’s value exempted from property tax. If voters approve Amendment 1, the homestead exemption for a home assessed at a value of $200,000 would be $75,000. If voters reject Amendment 1, the homestead exemption for a home assessed at a value of $200,000 would remain at $50,000. |
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2 | YES | Taxes | Amendment 2 would make permanent the cap of 10 percent on annual non-homestead parcel assessment increases set to expire on January 1, 2019. The cap does not apply to school district. Voters approved the current temporary cap in 2008, when 64 percent voted to pass. |
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3 | YES | Gambling | Amendment 3 will allow the Seminole Tribe to continue to have near exclusive rights to gambling in Florida by protecting the status quo. Card games, casino games, and slot machines are prohibited at non-tribal facilities in all but two counties in Florida. |
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4 | YES | Suffrage | This amendment automatically restores the right to vote for people with prior felony convictions, except those convicted of murder or a felony sexual offense, upon completion of their sentences, including prison, parole, and probation. Florida is estimated to have 1,686,318 persons—10.43 percent of the voting age population—disenfranchised due to felonies. |
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5 | YES | Legislature | Requires 2/3 vote of legislature to impose or increase tax or fee |
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6 | YES | Judiciary | Adds a Marsy’s Law to state constitution, increases judicial retirement age to 75, and prohibits judges from deferring to administrative agencies in interpreting law |
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7 | YES | Education | Requires death benefits for military members, a supermajority vote for college fees, and adds state college system structure to constitution |
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9 | YES | Environment | Bans offshore oil and gas drilling and vaping in enclosed indoor workplaces |
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10 | YES | Administration of Government | Prohibits counties from abolishing certain local offices, changes start date of legislative sessions, and adds an executive office and executive department to constitution |
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11 | YES | Administration of Government | Repeals the following: (a) a prohibition against aliens owning property, (b) a requirement for a high-speed ground transportation system, and (c) a provision saying that changes to a criminal statute are not retroactive |
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12 | YES | Government Accountability | Prohibits public officials from lobbying for compensation while in office and six years thereafter (currently 2 years) |
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13 | YES | Gambling | Prohibits pari-mutuel (a type of betting pool) operations from racing greyhounds or any other dogs for wagering, prohibits persons in Florida from wagering on the outcome of live dog races occurring in the state. |
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