Rosie Cordero-Stutz supported Amendment 3 and rejected the argument that lower property taxes must mean fewer deputies or weaker public safety

Rosie Cordero-StutzMiami-Dade County sheriff

Rosie Cordero-Stutz supported Amendment 3 and rejected the argument that lower property taxes must mean fewer deputies or weaker public safety. She urged local agencies to find efficiencies.

“Voters should not be led to believe that saving money on their property taxes must mean fewer deputies or weaker public safety”

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Open source (opens in a new tab)Miami-Dade sheriff backs Florida Amendment 3Cordero-Stutz quotation near the start of September 23 report
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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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Miami-Dade sheriff backs Florida Amendment 3 (opens in a new tab)Cordero-Stutz quotation near the start of September 23 report

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Rosie Cordero-Stutz supported Amendment 3 and rejected the argument that lower property taxes must mean fewer deputies or weaker public safety. She urged local agencies to find efficiencies.

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Cordero-Stutz addressed claims that Amendment 3 would reduce public-safety funding.

After the quotation

Cordero-Stutz urged local agencies to identify efficiencies.

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Why this label?

Supports tax relief while contesting the claim that local services must suffer.

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