Amendment 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.
Election Day is Nov. 3, 2026. If at least 60 percent approve Amendment 3, its stated start date is Jan. 1, 2027. CS/SB 4-F remains law either way.
Florida voters will decide Amendment 3 on Nov. 3, 2026. It needs at least 60 percent of the vote to enter the state constitution.
Here are the statewide deadlines leading up to Election Day:
- Oct. 5: Voter-registration deadline.
- Oct. 22: Deadline to request that a vote-by-mail ballot be mailed.
- Oct. 24-31: Mandatory early-voting period.
- Nov. 3: Election Day.
Counties may add early-voting days within state law. Orange County voters should use the Supervisor of Elections for local polling places, hours and ballot-status information.
If Amendment 3 passes
The proposal's stated start date is Jan. 1, 2027.
State and local agencies would then have implementation work to do, including forms, eligibility procedures and tax-system changes. Cities and counties would still set millage under existing Florida law, including Chapter 2026-240.
If Amendment 3 fails
The proposed constitutional language does not take effect.
CS/SB 4-F does not disappear with it. That millage law has already passed and remains on the books either way.
After the election, the next records to watch are the certified results, state implementation guidance if the measure passes, property-appraiser rules, local millage proposals and any new court filing that changes the ballot or rollout.
Watch list
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FL-HJR-001Implementing legislation and agency guidance
Rules, forms, and formal guidance that explain how the constitutional language is administered.
02
FL-HJR-001Property-appraiser forms and eligibility rules
Published requirements for homestead status, qualifying dates, and documentation.
03
OCFL-001Local fiscal models and revisions
The assumptions, revisions, and authority-specific scope behind local estimates.
04
FL-STAT-200065Proposed millage rates and TRIM notices
The adopted and proposed rates that determine a tax bill after exemptions.
05
OCFL-001County and city budget workshops
Public meetings where rate, spending, reserve, fee, and service choices become visible.
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FL-DOS-001Litigation and court orders
Court action that changes ballot language, implementation, or the availability of records.
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FL-REC-A3-0710Corrections to public claims
A dated correction record that names the old statement, new statement, source, and reason.
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FL-DOS-DATESOfficial election results
Unofficial reporting stays labeled as such until the official record is certified.
Sources
Notes
- None.
Read next
- What Amendment 3 would actually change The 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.
- A 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.