Governor Ron DeSantis backed the new ballot language for the amendment to increase the homestead exemption for property taxes in an X post Saturday.
Supporters of high property taxes sued over the language of the ballot summary for Amendment 3, the measure to increase homestead exemptions for homeowners.
A judge ordered it to be re-written and I’m pleased to see that the new language polls even higher than the old language.… pic.twitter.com/7iAVZ0p0sV
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) August 29, 2026
Gov. DeSantis has avoided officially endorsing the measure after the legislature changed it to increase the homestead exemption, rather than getting rid of property taxes altogether.
However, he has indicated support for the amendment in its current state.
The amendment was originally titled "Save Our Homes From Excessive Property Taxes," which a Leon County judge ruled was biased and advocated a position on the measure, ordering Attorney General James Uthmeier to rewrite it.
A decision Gov. DeSantis criticized.
The new title of the amendment to appear on voters' Nov. 3 ballots, released Aug. 13, was "Increased Homestead Exemption; Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homesteaded Property Assessments."
In Saturday's X post, announcing his backing of the new language, DeSantis wrote, "Supporters of high property taxes sued over the language of the ballot summary for Amendment 3, the measure to increase homestead exemptions for homeowners. A judge ordered it to be re-written and I’m pleased to see that the new language polls even higher than the old language."
Throughout the remainder of Saturday, he responded to questions about the amendment through X posts.
"You can still limit local spending by statute — and I anticipate that will happen after November," DeSantis wrote in one post. "The goal is to save Floridians money, not just allow new taxes to replace old taxes. Had spending been capped at pop growth + inflation ten years ago, local budgets would be smaller."
You can still limit local spending by statute — and I anticipate that will happen after November. The goal is to save Floridians money, not just allow new taxes to replace old taxes.
Had spending been capped at pop growth + inflation ten years ago, local budgets would be… https://t.co/msPbmICqSs
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) August 29, 2026
