2022 Florida Amendment 1

2022 Florida Amendment 1

November 8, 2022
Limitation on Assessment of Real Property Used for Residential Purposes
Outcome	Rejected (failed to reach 60% threshold)
Results
Choice Votes % File:Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes 4,016,022 57.26% File:Light brown x.svg No 2,997,158 42.74% Valid votes 7,013,180 89.95% Invalid or blank votes 783,736 10.05% Total votes 7,796,916 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 14,503,978 53.76%
File:2022 Florida Amendment 1 results map by county.svg File:FL Amendment 1 2022.svg Yes   90–100%   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% No   90–100%   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% Other   Tie   No votes

2022 Florida Amendment 1 was a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution, which failed on November 8, 2022. Through a statewide referendum, the amendment achieved only 57.26% support among voters in the U.S. state of Florida, short of the 60% majority required by state law, although only slightly lower than the 2006 vote which implemented the 60% requirement. Had the amendment passed, it would have granted state lawmakers the power to change property tax rules regarding flood resistance.

Overview

Supporters of the amendment included Mike Twitty, Pinellas County Property Appraiser, and Chuck Clemons, a state representative. Opponents of the amendment included the Democratic Parties of Brevard, Lake, Marion, Orange, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia Counties.

Although the amendment received a majority of the statewide popular vote and won a majority of the popular vote in all but six counties, the 60% threshold prevented it from taking effect.

Background

The amendment was sponsored by state representative Linda Chaney, a Republican. The Tallahassee Democrat, a newspaper in Florida, noted, "Floridians who prepare for rising sea levels and flooding by elevating their buildings won’t get hit with a property-tax increase" if the proposed amendment were to pass.

Ballot summary

The ballot summary read as follows:

Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution, effective January 1, 2023, to authorize the Legislature, by general law, to prohibit the consideration of any change or improvement made to real property used for residential purposes to improve the property's resistance to flood damage in determining the assessed value of such property for ad valorem taxation purposes.

See also

• Elections in Florida
• 2022 Florida elections