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Why I’m voting no on Florida Amendment 3 | Column

The Republican legislators who wrote Amendment 3 tell us it will allow voters to fix property taxes. That is not why they put it on the ballot. Amendment 3 was intended to eliminate the ability of local governments to defend against a state government that has gone rogue, with the elections for governor, attorney general, Senate president and House speaker dominated by hundreds of millions of dollars in dark money. The sheer magnitude of the dark…

By Michael W. Davey
10/15/2026 · Tampa edition

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The Republican legislators who wrote Amendment 3 tell us it will allow voters to fix property taxes. That is not why they put it on the ballot. Amendment 3 was intended to eliminate the ability of local governments to defend against a state government that has gone rogue, with the elections for governor, attorney general, Senate president and House speaker dominated by hundreds of millions of dollars in dark money. The sheer magnitude of the dark…

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