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2022 Florida Amendment 1 was a proposedamendment to theFlorida Constitution, which failed on November 8, 2022. Through a statewidereferendum, the amendment achieved only 57.26%[1] support among voters in theU.S. state ofFlorida, short of the 60% majority required by state law,[2] although only slightly lower than the 2006 vote which implemented the 60% requirement. Had the amendment passed, it would have granted state lawmakers the power to changeproperty tax rules regarding flood resistance.[3]
Supporters of the amendment included Mike Twitty, Pinellas County Property Appraiser, andChuck Clemons, a state representative.[4] Opponents of the amendment included the Democratic Parties of Brevard, Lake, Marion, Orange, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia Counties.[5]
Although the amendment received a majority of the statewide popular vote and won a majority of the popular vote in all but six counties, the 60% threshold prevented it from taking effect.[6]
The amendment was sponsored by state representativeLinda Chaney, a Republican. TheTallahassee Democrat, a newspaper in Florida, noted, "Floridians who prepare for rising sea levels and flooding by elevating their buildings won’t get hit with a property-tax increase" if the proposed amendment were to pass.[3]
The ballot summary read as follows:[7]
Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution, effective January 1, 2023, to authorize the Legislature, by general law, to prohibit the consideration of any change or improvement made to real property used for residential purposes to improve the property's resistance to flood damage in determining the assessed value of such property for ad valorem taxation purposes.
