David Jolly opposed Amendment 3, warning that it could bankrupt rural counties and reduce law-enforcement funding
David JollyDemocratic candidate for governor of Florida
David Jolly opposed Amendment 3, warning that it could bankrupt rural counties and reduce law-enforcement funding. He offered a first-time homebuyer exemption instead.
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Could Byron Donalds's proposed homestead property-tax relief protect local services?
Byron Donalds has advocated homestead property-tax relief in Florida and a longer-term goal of eliminating those taxes, while suggesting a funding formula for fiscally constrained counties if a 2026 ballot amendment passes. Florida legislative estimates project large local revenue reductions from that amendment; the Florida Association of Counties warns of effects on public services. The ballot measure and Donalds's future goal are related but not identical policies, and a detailed replacement-revenue plan has not been established.
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David Jolly opposed Amendment 3, warning that it could bankrupt rural counties and reduce law-enforcement funding. He offered a first-time homebuyer exemption instead.
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Jolly discussed Amendment 3 during a September 23 interview.
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Jolly said he would implement voters' decision and seek replacement revenue if the amendment passed.
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Opposes this tax-relief design; support for other relief does not make that opposition mixed.
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At a University of Florida town hall, Byron Donalds defended Amendment 3 as relief from property taxes that he said had outpaced household budgets
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