Florida Judge Orders Neutral Rewrite of Ballot Language for Amendment 3

A Leon County judge ruled that the ballot title and summary for Florida’s Amendment 3 on property taxes are defective and must be rewritten by the Attorney General within 10 days to describe the measure rather than advocate for it; the amendment will still appear on the ballot, but with neutral language after the Department of State assigns a new designation. The ruling found the title 'Save Our Homes From Excessive Property Taxes' and the summary to be persuasive political rhetoric, misstate exemptions and who is affected, and could mislead voters about revenues to local governments; the court emphasized ballots must inform, not persuade.