The Orlando Reporthttps://orlandofirst.cityClear local news about Orlando city government and daily life.https://orlandofirst.city/stories/what-happens-nexthttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/what-happens-nextAmendment 3 is on the Nov. 3 ballot. Here are the dates that matter.Registration closes Oct. 5. The mail-ballot request deadline is Oct. 22. The amendment needs at least 60 percent to pass.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/amendment-3-value-exemptions-millagehttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/amendment-3-value-exemptions-millageMarket value, assessed value and taxable value are not the same numberAmendment 3 changes an exemption and one assessment cap. It does not set every local tax rate, and it does not produce the same savings for every home.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/amendment-3-just-value-linehttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/amendment-3-just-value-lineNo, Amendment 3 does not reset every homestead to market valueThe sentence being circulated as a new reset is existing constitutional language. Save Our Homes remains in place.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/ballot-rewritehttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/ballot-rewriteA judge threw out Amendment 3's first ballot language. The measure stayed on the ballot.The Attorney General rewrote the title and summary after an August court order. The proposed constitutional text itself did not change.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/amendment-3-and-sb-4fhttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/amendment-3-and-sb-4fA No vote on Amendment 3 would not undo Florida's new millage lawThe constitutional amendment is still on the ballot. The law governing how local boards set property-tax rates already passed and stays in force either way.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/claim-audithttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/claim-auditWhat's actually true about Amendment 3The tax changes are real. So are local revenue estimates. Several claims now attached to them go further than the official records support.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/message-trailhttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/message-trailHow a tax forecast became a warning about 911Dyer's $30 million and $50 million estimates, an $80 million full-elimination scenario and Orange County's levy projections are different figures. Public messaging has often placed them beside the same service warnings.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/amendment-3-core-serviceshttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/amendment-3-core-servicesDyer warned of slower 911 response. His $80 million figure describes a different tax scenario.Orlando and Orange County have forecast lower property-tax revenue, but neither has adopted a budget that turns those estimates into police, fire or parks cuts.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/orange-countys-numbershttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/orange-countys-numbersOrange County says Amendment 3 would cost $165 million. It has not shown the math.The county's estimate is official, but the public workbook and assumed millage are not. Its fire and sheriff figures are levy projections, not adopted department cuts.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/who-pays-who-saveshttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/who-pays-who-savesHomeowners get the direct break. Renters do not.The size of the benefit depends on assessed value and local tax rates. Newer Florida residents would wait, while some rental and commercial property would get a tighter assessment cap.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/your-tax-billhttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/your-tax-billWhy Amendment 3 would change some lines on your tax bill, not all of themProperty-tax bills are built from separate city, county, school and district levies. The larger homestead exemption would apply to covered non-school lines while the school exemption stays at $25,000.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/amendment-3-the-texthttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/amendment-3-the-textWhat Amendment 3 would actually changeThe proposal would raise the homestead exemption on non-school taxes, tighten an assessment cap on some other property and make newer Florida residents wait for the larger break.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/what-readers-can-expecthttps://orlandofirst.city/stories/what-readers-can-expectWhat readers can expect from The Orlando ReportWe don't pick your political team. We check what leaders say against who has power, what it costs, and what actually happens.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:35:00 GMT