Amendments and ballot measures
Ballot titles and summaries are reproduced word for word from the linked sources.
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- We wrote these boxes. They are not the official ballot summary.
- They may leave out details.
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- The official ballot title and summary above each box are what count. That is what you will see on your ballot.
Statewide amendments
Amendment 1 (Art. III, s. 19)
- Official ballot title
- BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND
- Official ballot summary
Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to increase the amount of funds that may be retained in the budget stabilization fund from 10% to 25% of general revenue collections, require the legislature to transfer the lesser of $750 million or the amount required to reach 25% of the general revenue collections each year unless certain conditions are met, and allow the legislature to withdraw funds for critical state needs.
- Financial impact
- No financial impact statement appears in the Florida Department of State's official 2026 amendment booklet or on the official ballot for this Legislature-referred amendment.
Florida has a savings fund called the budget stabilization fund. The state can use it to cover a money shortfall or an emergency. Today the fund can hold up to 10% of what the state's general fund took in the year before. This change raises that limit to 25%.
A YES vote means the limit rises to 25%. Each year the Legislature must add $750 million, or less if that fills the fund to 25%. Set rules let it skip a year or take money out for a critical state need.
A NO vote means the limit stays at 10%. The Legislature has no yearly duty to add money. It gets no new way to take money out for a critical state need.
Needs at least 60% of the votes cast on this amendment to pass (Fla. Const. Art. XI, s. 5(e)).
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Amendment 2 (Art. VII, s. 3; Art. XII)
- Official ballot title
- EXEMPTION OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY ON AGRICULTURAL LAND FROM TAXATION
- Official ballot summary
Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to exempt tangible personal property habitually located or typically present on land classified as agricultural, used in the production of agricultural products or for agritourism activities, and owned by the landowner or leaseholder of the agricultural land from ad valorem taxation. If approved this amendment would first apply for tax years beginning January 1, 2027.
- Financial impact
- No financial impact statement appears in the Florida Department of State's official 2026 amendment booklet or on the official ballot for this Legislature-referred amendment.
This change makes some property you can move, such as farm items, free from property tax. Property tax is a tax based on what property is worth. To count, the items must usually be kept on land officially classified as agricultural (farm) land. They must be used to grow farm products or for farm tourism. They must also be owned by the person who owns or rents that land.
A YES vote means these farm items are free from property tax starting with the 2027 tax year. The Legislature sets the rules and definitions.
A NO vote means these farm items stay under today's property tax rules. This new tax exemption is not added to the state constitution.
Needs at least 60% of the votes cast on this amendment to pass (Fla. Const. Art. XI, s. 5(e)).
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Amendment 3 (Art. VII, ss. 4, 6, and 9; Art. XII)
- Official ballot title
- INCREASED HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; LOWER CAP ON INCREASES IN NON-HOMESTEAD PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS
- Official ballot summary
This amendment increases the homestead exemption, for all non-school taxes, to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, and adjusts for inflation thereafter. It requires the Legislature to prescribe a uniform procedure for counties and municipalities, for their respective levies, to increase the homestead exemption up to full assessed value, and allows special districts, subject to referendum approval, to do the same.
Persons who are not Florida residents on December 31, 2026, will receive the existing homestead exemption upon qualifying for a homestead exemption, with the increased homestead exemption beginning with the fifth year of exemption, to the extent permitted by the U.S. Constitution.
This amendment reduces the annual cap on assessment increases for non-homestead properties from 10% to 5%.
This amendment requires counties and municipalities to use property taxes solely for public safety, education and schools, infrastructure, natural resources, bond debt service, retirement benefits for employees, and operations and administration. Other expenditures may be approved by county officers or county or municipal governing bodies unless prohibited by general law, notwithstanding Article VII, Section 9(a) of the Florida Constitution, which allows counties and municipalities to levy property taxes for their respective purposes.
This amendment takes effect January 1, 2027.
- Financial impact
- No financial impact statement appears in the Florida Department of State's official 2026 amendment booklet or on the official ballot for this Legislature-referred amendment.
This change is about property taxes. The homestead exemption is the part of your main home's value that is not taxed. For all taxes except school taxes, it goes up to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028. Starting in 2029, it can grow each year with rising prices. For other property, the yearly limit on value increases drops from 10% to 5%, for non-school taxes. Counties and cities may use property taxes only for a list of uses. The list is public safety, schools, roads and other building projects, natural resources, bond payments, and worker retirement. The last item is running county and city government, plus other spending that county officers or county and city boards approve, unless state law forbids it.
People who did not live in Florida on December 31, 2026, start with a smaller exemption, up to $50,000 for non-school taxes. They get the higher amount starting in their fifth year of the exemption. The ballot summary says this applies "to the extent permitted by the U.S. Constitution." The Legislature must pass a law that sets one way for counties and cities to raise the exemption, up to the home's full assessed value. Special districts may do the same if their voters approve. Starting in 2030, a county or city board may shorten the five-year wait by a two-thirds vote for a critical local need.
A YES vote means these changes start January 1, 2027. They include the higher home exemption, the 5% limit, and the list of uses for county and city property taxes.
A NO vote means none of these changes happen. The home exemption, the 10% limit, and today's rules for county and city property taxes stay the same.
Needs at least 60% of the votes cast on this amendment to pass (Fla. Const. Art. XI, s. 5(e)).
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County measures
Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County Referendum No. 1
- Official ballot title
- Providing for an Elected, Rather than an Appointed, Superintendent of Schools
- Official ballot summary
Shall Chapter 2026-196, Laws of Florida, which provides that the Superintendent of Schools for Hillsborough County Public Schools shall no longer be appointed by the School Board, but shall be elected in a partisan election for a term of 4 years, beginning with the 2028 general election, become effective?
- Financial impact
- Not listed
Right now the Hillsborough County School Board picks the head of the school district, called the Superintendent of Schools. A state law passed in 2026 would change that so voters elect the Superintendent instead. That law only takes effect if voters say yes.
A YES vote means the law takes effect. Hillsborough County voters will elect the Superintendent for a 4-year term, starting with the 2028 general election. Candidates will run with a party label.
A NO vote means the law does not take effect. The School Board keeps choosing the Superintendent, as it does today.
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Hillsborough County Referendum No. 2
- Official ballot title
- Amending the County Charter to Increase Number of County Commissioners, All Elected From Single-Member Districts
- Official ballot summary
Shall the Hillsborough County Charter be amended to increase the number of members of board of county commissioners from 7 to 9 members, with an increase to 11 members once the county has a population of at least 2,500,000, require all county commissioners to be elected to office from single-member districts by electors residing in each of those districts only?
- Financial impact
- Not listed
Hillsborough County has 7 county commissioners. They make county laws. Today 4 are elected by voters in one district, and 3 by voters in the whole county. This change makes the board 9 members. It grows to 11 once a census counts at least 2,500,000 people in the county. Every member would be elected only by voters in their own district. The same law also changes some related charter rules. These include how many votes some board decisions need, how charter review board members are picked, and petition rules for charter changes.
A YES vote means the charter changes to 9 commissioners, or 11 once the county reaches 2,500,000 people. All are elected by district, with new lines due by October 1, 2027.
A NO vote means the charter stays the same. It keeps 7 commissioners: four elected by district and three elected countywide.
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Hillsborough County Referendum No. 3
- Official ballot title
- One-Half Cent Sales Surtax for Public School Air Conditioning and Capital Improvements
- Official ballot summary
Shall a one-half cent school capital outlay sales surtax be continued for a ten (10) year levy by the School Board of Hillsborough County beginning January 1, 2029, to fund air conditioning replacement and repairs, capital improvements and construction of other schools, building enhancements for school security and other maintenance needs?
- Financial impact
- Not listed
A sales surtax is an extra tax added to what you pay when you buy things. This asks if the School Board can keep a half-cent sales tax for 10 more years. It would run from January 1, 2029, through December 31, 2038. The money can pay for school buildings, like air conditioning, repairs, new schools, security and technology. It can also pay off school bonds. Some of the money must be shared with eligible charter schools. The School Board could end or lower the tax early without another vote.
A vote "For the one-half cent tax" means the School Board may collect the tax from 2029 through 2038 for the listed school building uses.
A vote "Against the one-half cent tax" means the School Board does not get voter approval to collect the tax from 2029 through 2038.
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Pasco County
School Board of Pasco County Millage Election
- Official ballot title
- School Board of Pasco County Millage Election for Public School Students
- Official ballot summary
To continue to recruit and retain high-quality teachers, bus drivers and non-administrator support employees, and to also enhance school safety, shall the School Board continue to levy an annual ad valorem operating millage of up to one mil beginning July 1, 2027, and ending June 30, 2031, sharing funds proportionately, as received, with those public schools within the district as described in and as required by F.S. 1011.71(9), with annual usage reporting to Pasco taxpayers?
- Financial impact
- Not listed
- Full text
- Coming soon
A millage is a property tax rate. One mil means $1 for every $1,000 of a property's taxed value. This asks if the Pasco School Board can keep a school operating tax of up to one mil. It would run from July 1, 2027, to June 30, 2031. The question says the money is to hire and keep teachers, bus drivers and other staff who are not administrators, and to make schools safer.
A vote "Yes for continuation of millage" means the School Board may keep this tax of up to one mil each year, from July 1, 2027, to June 30, 2031. The money is shared with certain public schools, as a state law requires. Each year, taxpayers get a report on how it is used.
A vote "No or against continuation of millage" means the School Board does not get voter approval for this tax. That covers July 1, 2027, to June 30, 2031.
We based this on the ballot question only, because the full official text was not online when we wrote it. See the county's official ballot page.
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Local measures
Pinellas County
Town of Belleair No. 1 Charter Amendment
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- Official ballot title
- Removing the Requirement the Town Commission Appoint a Planning and Zoning Board
- Official ballot summary
Shall Section 5.04 of the Charter for the Town of Belleair be amended to remove the requirement that the Town Commission appoint a planning and zoning board because the language is unnecessary since Florida law requires the Town to appoint a local planning agency?
- Financial impact
- Not listed
The Town of Belleair has a charter, the town's main rulebook. Right now it says the Town Commission must appoint a planning and zoning board. This change takes that rule out of the charter, and the question says Florida law already requires the town to appoint a local planning agency.
A YES vote means the charter no longer says the Town Commission must pick a planning and zoning board.
A NO vote means the charter still says the Town Commission must pick a planning and zoning board.
Based on the ballot question and the town's posted ordinance (agenda copy).
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Town of Belleair No. 2 Charter Amendment
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- Official ballot title
- Amending the Month the Charter Review Committee is Established
- Official ballot summary
Shall Section 10.01 of the Charter for the Town of Belleair be amended to change the month the Charter Review Committee is established from June to May beginning in 2036 thereby providing the Charter Review Committee sufficient time to perform its duties and provide the Town with the time necessary to meet Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections deadlines allowing proposed amendments to be on the ballot for the general election the following November?
- Financial impact
- Not listed
Belleair's charter, the town's main rulebook, sets up a Charter Review Committee every ten years. Right now the committee is set up in June. This change says it is set up in or before May instead. The ballot says this starts in 2036.
A YES vote means the Charter Review Committee is set up in or before May, not in June. The ballot says this starts in 2036.
A NO vote means the Charter Review Committee is still set up in June.
Based on the ballot question and the town's posted ordinance (agenda copy).
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City of Largo Referendum Question
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- Official ballot title
- Change of Date when Petitions for Candidates for Mayor and City Commission are First Available
- Official ballot summary
Shall section 7.02(a) of the City of Largo Charter be amended to change the date that petitions for candidates for Mayor and City Commission are first available to March 15 of each year of a regular city election, or a date selected by the City Commission for a special election, all as more fully described in Ordinance No. 2025-24?
- Financial impact
- Not listed
A YES vote means petitions to run for Mayor or City Commission are first available on March 15 of each regular city election year. If March 15 is a weekend or holiday, they are available the business day before. For a special election, the City Commission picks the date.
A NO vote means the charter stays the same. Petitions are first available 45 days before the sign-up period to run, which the City Commission sets.
Based on the ballot question and the city's posted ordinance (agenda copy).
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City of Madeira Beach No. 1 Charter Amendment
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- Official ballot title
- Change Municipal Election Date from March to November
- Official ballot summary
Shall the City of Madeira Beach Charter be amended to change the date of regular municipal elections from March to November, so City elections occur in conjunction with the State General Election?
- Financial impact
- Not listed
Madeira Beach now holds its regular city elections in March. This change moves them to November, so they happen at the same time as the State General Election. The city's ordinance covers all three Madeira Beach questions. It says that if any one of them fails, the whole ordinance has no effect.
A YES vote means regular city elections move from March to November, at the same time as the State General Election. This happens only if all three Madeira Beach questions pass.
A NO vote means regular city elections stay in March.
Based on the ballot question and the city's posted ordinance (agenda copy).
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City of Madeira Beach No. 2 Charter Amendment
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- Official ballot title
- Change Candidate Qualifying Period from December to June
- Official ballot summary
Shall the City of Madeira Beach Charter be amended to change the municipal candidate qualifying period from the first two full weeks in December, excluding weekends, to the first two full weeks in June, excluding weekends, to align with the revised November Municipal General Election schedule?
- Financial impact
- Not listed
People who want to run for office in Madeira Beach must file their papers during a set time, called the qualifying period. Right now it is the first two full weeks of December, not counting weekends. This change moves it to the first two full weeks of June, to match November elections. The city's ordinance covers all three Madeira Beach questions. It says that if any one of them fails, the whole ordinance has no effect.
A YES vote means people file to run for city office in the first two full weeks of June, not counting weekends. This happens only if all three Madeira Beach questions pass.
A NO vote means people file to run for city office in the first two full weeks in December, not counting weekends.
Based on the ballot question and the city's posted ordinance (agenda copy).
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City of Madeira Beach No. 3 Charter Amendment
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- Official ballot title
- Extend Terms of Elected Officials to Implement November Elections
- Official ballot summary
Shall the City Charter be amended to temporarily extend the terms of Commissioner District 3 and Commissioner District 4 until certification of the November 2027 election results; and the terms of Commissioner District 1, Commissioner District 2, and Mayor-Commissioner until certification of the November 2028 election results in order to implement the transition from March Municipal Elections to November Municipal General Elections?
- Financial impact
- Not listed
To switch city elections from March to November, Madeira Beach would make some current terms in office longer, one time only. The District 3 and District 4 commissioners would serve until the November 2027 results are certified. The District 1 and District 2 commissioners and the Mayor-Commissioner would serve until the November 2028 results are certified. The city's ordinance covers all three Madeira Beach questions. It says that if any one of them fails, the whole ordinance has no effect.
A YES vote makes five terms longer for the move to November elections. The District 3 and 4 commissioners serve until the November 2027 results are certified. The District 1 and 2 commissioners and the Mayor-Commissioner serve until the November 2028 results are certified. This happens only if all three Madeira Beach questions pass.
A NO vote means these five terms are not extended. They end on the schedule the charter sets today.
Based on the ballot question and the city's posted ordinance (agenda copy).
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Town of Redington Shores No. 1 Referendum Question
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- Official ballot title
- Commissioners’ Term of Office
- Official ballot summary
Charter section 5 currently provides that the term of office for a Commissioner is two years. Should section 5 of the Charter be amended to convert terms of the Commissioners to three years?
- Financial impact
- Not listed
In Redington Shores, a district commissioner now serves a two-year term. This change makes those terms three years. Districts 2 and 4 would start three-year terms at the town's 2027 general election. Districts 1 and 3 would start at its 2028 general election.
A YES vote means the town charter, the town's main rulebook, changes district commissioner terms from two years to three years.
A NO vote means the town charter, the town's main rulebook, keeps district commissioner terms at two years.
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Town of Redington Shores No. 2 Referendum Question
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- Official ballot title
- Mayoral 2027 Term of Office
- Official ballot summary
Charter section 5 currently provides that the term of office for the Mayor is three years. If Referendum Question No. 1 passes extending the term of office for a Commissioner to three years should the Charter be amended to provide the term of office for the Mayor following the 2027 General Election only be two years to maintain staggered terms of office for the Mayor and Commissioners?
- Financial impact
- Not listed
In Redington Shores, the Mayor now serves a three-year term. This ballot question begins, "If Referendum Question No. 1 passes." Question 1 would make district commissioner terms three years. This question would make the term of the Mayor elected at the 2027 general election two years. The question says this keeps Mayor and commissioner elections staggered. Three-year Mayor terms start again with the 2029 general election.
A YES vote means that, if Question 1 also passes, the Mayor elected in 2027 serves two years. Three-year Mayor terms start again in 2029.
A NO vote means the charter is not changed this way. The Mayor's term stays three years, as the charter says today.
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City of St. Petersburg No. 1 Referendum Question
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- Official ballot title
- Stormwater, Wastewater and/or Potable Water Improvements General Obligation Bond Referendum
- Official ballot summary
Shall the City finance storm resilience improvements, including but not limited to, floodwater protection, stormwater pump stations, drainage infrastructure, as well as wastewater collection and treatment facilities, drinking water distribution and supply facilities, by issuing general obligation bonds in one or more series, not exceeding $600,000,000, bearing interest not exceeding maximum legal rates, maturing not more than 30 years from each issuance date, pledging the City's full faith, credit, and unlimited ad valorem taxing power?
- Financial impact
- Not listed
A vote "Yes - For Bonds" means the city may borrow up to $600,000,000 by selling bonds for storm and water projects. Each bond sale must be paid back within 30 years. The city pledges its credit and its unlimited power to tax property to pay them back.
A vote "No - Against Bonds" means the city does not get voter approval to issue these bonds. It does not pledge its property tax power to pay them back.
Based on the ballot question and the city's posted ordinance (agenda copy).
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City of St. Petersburg No. 1 Charter Amendment
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- Official ballot title
- Removing City-Owned Vacant Lots from Park and Waterfront Map to Create Housing
- Official ballot summary
The City Charter Park and Waterfront Map contains a composite parcel identified as “Jamestown” composed of: Unity Park, recreational open space within Jamestown apartments, and nine City-owned lots in the adjacent neighborhood that are vacant and closed to the public. Shall the City Charter be amended to remove those nine vacant lots from the Map to allow subsequent / separate land use changes and potential sale of those lots for affordable or workforce housing?
- Financial impact
- Not listed
A YES vote takes nine empty lots the city owns in the Jamestown area off the charter's Park and Waterfront Map. The ballot says this would allow later, separate steps. Those steps could change how the lots are used and could lead to selling them for affordable or workforce housing.
A NO vote means the nine empty lots stay on the Park and Waterfront Map.
Based on the ballot question and the city's posted ordinance (agenda copy).
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City of St. Petersburg No. 2 Referendum Question
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- Official ballot title
- Authorizing Amendment of Harborage Marina Lease to Extend Term to 30 Years and Require Improvements
- Official ballot summary
May City Council approve amendment of the lease of City-owned submerged lands at Harborage Marina subject to conditions in ordinance 640-H? Such amendment would extend the term of the lease to 30 years and require the tenant to construct new improvements at no cost to the City, including 200 linear feet of docks, boat lifts, and expanded restrooms. Those improvements would be owned by the City at the end of the lease.
- Financial impact
- Not listed
The city owns the land under the water at Harborage Marina and leases it to the marina. This asks if the City Council may change that lease, under the conditions in ordinance 640-H. The lease would run 30 years. The tenant would have to build new docks, boat lifts, and bigger restrooms at no cost to the City. The City would own them when the lease ends. The ordinance also says the leased area cannot grow, and each lease change needs at least six City Council votes. The approval ends if the first lease change is not signed by December 31, 2027.
A YES vote means City Council may approve a change to the Harborage Marina lease, under the conditions in ordinance 640-H. The lease would run 30 years. The tenant would have to build new things at no cost to the City, including 200 feet of docks, boat lifts, and bigger restrooms. The City would own them when the lease ends.
A NO vote means City Council does not get voter approval for this lease change. The lease is not changed under this question.
Based on the ballot question and the city's posted ordinance (agenda copy).
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City of St. Petersburg No. 2 Charter Amendment
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- Official ballot title
- Authorizing a 25-year Lease Limitation for the Port of St. Petersburg
- Official ballot summary
The City Charter currently limits leases at the Port of St. Petersburg to 10 years without approval by citywide referendum. Shall the Charter be amended to increase that limitation to 25 years? That amendment would make the Port consistent with adjacent Albert Whitted Airport and provide the City with additional flexibility to enter into agreements with private entities for redevelopment of Port facilities. That amendment would not change the permitted use of the Port.
- Financial impact
- Not listed
A YES vote means the city may sign Port of St. Petersburg leases of up to 25 years without a citywide vote.
A NO vote means the city may sign Port of St. Petersburg leases of up to 10 years without a citywide vote.
Based on the ballot question and the city's posted ordinance (agenda copy).
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City of St. Petersburg No. 3 Charter Amendment
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- Official ballot title
- Technical, Clarifying, and Conforming Changes to Effectuate Holding Municipal Elections in Even-Numbered Years
- Official ballot summary
In 2022, voters in a citywide referendum approved amendment of the City Charter to reschedule elections for Mayor and Council Members to even-numbered years so that City elections would align with national and state elections beginning in 2024. Shall the Charter be amended to make technical, clarifying, and conforming changes necessary and appropriate to fully effectuate the intent of the 2022 referendum, including alignment of the Charter-review process with the current election schedule?
- Financial impact
- Not listed
In 2022, St. Petersburg voters moved city elections to even-numbered years, to line up with state and national elections. This change updates the City Charter, the city's main rulebook, to finish that move. City primary and general elections would be held on the same days as the state's. If the state ever has two primaries, the city primary would be on the earlier one. Rules for election notices would also be updated. The Charter Review Commission would be formed in years ending in 9, and its proposals would go on the ballot in years ending in 0.
A YES vote means the charter gets these changes. They finish the move to even-year city elections that voters approved in 2022.
A NO vote means the charter does not get these changes. Its current wording stays.
Based on the ballot question and the city's posted ordinance (agenda copy).
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City of Treasure Island Referendum Question
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- Official ballot title
- Shall Charter be Amended Requiring Four Commissioners’ Approval for Planned Developments or Special Area Plans
- Official ballot summary
Shall the Treasure Island City Charter Section 3.07(c) be amended to require that “a supermajority vote of four members of the board of commissioners shall be required for the approval of any planned developments or special area plans?” This provision will become effective immediately upon approval by the electors or as otherwise provided by law.
- Financial impact
- Not listed
- Full text
- Coming soon
A YES vote means any planned development or special area plan would need approval from four members of the board of commissioners. The ballot calls this a supermajority vote. It starts right away, or as the law otherwise provides.
A NO vote means Charter Section 3.07(c) is not changed in this way. The vote rule for these approvals stays as it is today.
We based this on the ballot question only, because the full official text was not online when we wrote it. See the county's official ballot page.
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Hillsborough County
Country Run Special Tax District Referendum
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- Official ballot title
- Referendum to Increase the Special Assessment of Country Run Special District from $50 to $75
- Official ballot summary
In order to continue existing and future maintenance needs, shall the Board of Trustees of Country Run Special Tax District increase the future assessed tax from $50 to $75 and authorize at their discretion to increase the tax by $25 per year in subsequent years, not to exceed $200?
- Financial impact
- Not listed
- Full text
- Coming soon
A YES vote means the district's future tax goes from $50 to $75. After that, the Board of Trustees may choose to raise it by $25 per year, up to $200.
A NO vote means the board does not get approval to raise the tax from $50 to $75. It also does not get approval for the later $25 raises.
We based this on the ballot question only, because the full official text was not online when we wrote it. See the county's official ballot page.
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Questions
When does my mail ballot have to arrive?
Mail ballots must be RECEIVED by the Supervisor of Elections by 7:00 PM on Election Day, November 3, 2026. A postmark does not count.
When is Election Day?
Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Polls are open 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM local time.
Can I still register to vote for this election?
No. The deadline to register for this election has passed (October 5, 2026).
When is early voting in Pinellas County?
Monday, October 19, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026, 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM daily.
When is early voting in Hillsborough County?
Monday, October 19, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026, 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM daily.
When is early voting in Pasco County?
Monday, October 19, 2026 through Saturday, October 31, 2026, 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM daily.