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State Wide Ballot Initiatives ▸ $13.00 on September 30, 2024; ▸ $14.00 on September 30, 2025; and ▸ $15.00 on September 30, 2026. here are six state-wide initiatives that will be Beginning on September 30, 2027, there would be on the Florida ballot this year. Below is a suman annual adjustment to the state minimum wage mary of each: based on increases to the Consumer Price Index for Amendment 1 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). Amend Section 2 of Article VI of the Florida Amendment 3 Constitution to state that only citizens of the United Change Florida’s primary elections for state States who are 18 years old or older are qualified elec- legislators and state-wide elected officers from a tors in Florida. closed primary to an open primary where the two ▸ The Florida Constitution currently says, “Every candidates with the most votes would move on to the citizen of the United States who is at least eighteen general election. years of age and who is a permanent resident of Currently, in Florida, primaries are closed, meanthe state, if registered as provided by law, shall be ing a voter must be registered with a political party in an elector of the county where registered.” order to participate in that party’s primary election. ▸ Under the ballot measure, the Florida Winners of a partisan primary election advance to the Constitution would say, “Only a citizen of the general election. United States who is at least eighteen years of age Amendment 3 would replace closed primaries and who is a permanent resident of the state, if with top-two primaries in which all candidates would registered as provided by law, shall be an elector be placed on one ballot regardless of political affiliaof the county where registered.” tion and the top two candidates with the most votes Amendment 2 would advance to the general election. A candidate’s Increase the state minimum wage from $8.56 in party affiliation may appear on the ballot as provided 2020 to $15.00 in 2026. Under Amendment 2, the state by law. The primaries would also be open, meanminimum wage would increase each year as follows: ing any registered voter, regardless of their political ▸ $10.00 on September 30, 2021; affiliation, could vote in the primary election. ▸ $11.00 on September 30, 2022; Under Amendment 3, in cases where only two candidates qualify for the primary election, the ▸ $12.00 on September 30, 2023; primary would be canceled and the election winner
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would be decided in the general election. Amendment 4 Require constitutional amendments to be approved by voters at two successive general elections to become effective. In Florida, constitutional amendments require a 60% supermajority vote to become effective. Under Amendment 4, the supermajority requirement would apply to both elections. Amendment 5 This amendment would extend the period during which a person may transfer “Save Our Homes” benefits to a new homestead property from two years to three years. Currently, if a person moves to a new home, they have two years to transfer their “Save Our Homes” benefit to have the new home assessed “at less than just value.” The Florida Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) determined that approval of the amendment would reduce local property taxes by $1.8 million beginning in fiscal year 2021-22 and would eventually grow to a $10.2 million reduction annually. Amendment 6 Allow a homestead property tax discount to be transferred to the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran. The discount would be in effect until the spouse remarries, sells, or otherwise disposes of the property. If the spouse sells the property and does not remarry, the spouse’s new primary residence may receive a homestead tax discount not exceeding the dollar amount from the most recent ad valorem tax
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