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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYSaturday 15 August 2026

6 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

baynews9.com: “Increased Homestead Exemption, Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homestead Property Assessments.”; floridarealtors.org: “Increased Homestead Exemption; Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homesteaded Property…

As published

11 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

axios.com as published: Inside the Florida property tax amendment's court-ordered rewriteaxios.com2026-08-15 13:46:00baynews9.com as published: Florida AG Uthmeier rewrites property tax amendment language after judge's rulingbaynews9.com2026-08-16 13:06:30cfpublic.org as published: Florida AG revises property tax amendment language after judge’s rulingcfpublic.org2026-08-15 13:46:00clickorlando.com as published: Here’s the new language for Florida’s property tax amendmentclickorlando.com2026-08-15 13:46:00floridarealtors.org as published: Florida’s attorney general rewrites property tax amendment for November ballotfloridarealtors.org2026-08-15 13:46:00fox13news.com as published: Florida updates property tax amendment languagefox13news.com2026-08-15 13:46:00fox35orlando.com as published: Florida AG Uthmeier rewrites Property Tax Amendment ballot summaryfox35orlando.com2026-08-16 13:06:30miamiherald.com as published: Florida’s attorney general rewrites property tax amendment for November ballotmiamiherald.com2026-08-15 13:46:00nbcmiami.com as published: Florida Attorney General Uthmeier rewrites property tax cut ballot summarynbcmiami.com2026-08-16 13:06:30tallahassee.com as published: Florida submits revised Amendment 3 property tax ballot languagetallahassee.com2026-08-15 13:46:00therealdeal.com as published: Florida AG rewrites property tax ballot language after judge’s rulingtherealdeal.com2026-08-15 13:46:00

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tallahassee.com

  • Opponents, including police and firefighter unions, warn it could cause a multi-billion dollar loss in local tax revenue.

named elsewhere in the same article: challengers (unnamed)

Same storyEarlier: A Leon County Circuit Court judge ruled that Florida's proposed property tax constitutionaEarlier: A Florida judge ruled that the original ballot language for a proposed property tax amendmEarlier: Florida voters will decide in November on Amendment 3, a ballot measure to increase homestEach entry records what was published on its own date and is not edited afterwards.

What this entry found

  • ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS

    11 outlets carried this. They resolve to 10 independent sources.

    A reader sampling these outlets received 10 accounts, not 11.

  • THE ANSWER, NOT THE QUESTION

    6 of 6 outlets print this response without the question it answered.

    • baynews9.com: response only
    • floridarealtors.org: response only
    • fox13news.com: response only
    • nbcmiami.com: response only
    • tallahassee.com: response only
    • therealdeal.com: response only
  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    therealdeal.com carried 4 details no other outlet reported.

    • The revised language removes language claiming the amendment would lead to a 'full elimination' of property taxes
    • New Florida residents must wait five years before qualifying for the homestead tax exemption under the proposed amendment
    • Florida officials sued Uthmeier and Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd in June, challenging the original ballot language and arguing the ballot summary was 'unconstitutionally biased, misleading and improper'
    • The judge ruled the original wording contained phrases like 'protecting small businesses' and 'ensuring fairness for Florida residents' that were replaced in the revised language
11outlets→10independent
What happened, for context

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier rewrote the ballot language for Amendment 3, a proposed property tax amendment, after a Leon County judge ruled the original wording was misleading and filled with political rhetoric. The revised title and summary replaced advocacy language with neutral, descriptive language as ordered by the court.

9 of 11 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: axios.com, miamiherald.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • axios.comINDEP
  • baynews9.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • cfpublic.orgUNCLASSIFIED
  • clickorlando.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • floridarealtors.orgUNCLASSIFIED
    • miamiherald.comINDEP
    identical copy
  • fox13news.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • fox35orlando.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • nbcmiami.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • tallahassee.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • therealdeal.comUNCLASSIFIED

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Leon County Circuit Judge David Frank ruled that the original Amendment 3 ballot language titled 'Save Our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes' was misleading and contained political rhetoric unsuitable for a constitutional amendment ballot summarybaynews9.com, cfpublic.org, clickorlando.com, floridarealtors.org, fox13news.com, nbcmiami.com, tallahassee.com, therealdeal.com
  • Judge Frank ordered Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier to rewrite the ballot language for Amendment 3baynews9.com, cfpublic.org, clickorlando.com, floridarealtors.org, fox13news.com, nbcmiami.com, tallahassee.com, therealdeal.com
  • The revised title for Amendment 3 is 'Increased Homestead Exemption, Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homestead Property Assessments' (with minor spelling variations in punctuation)baynews9.com, floridarealtors.org, fox13news.com, nbcmiami.com, tallahassee.com, therealdeal.com
  • If approved by at least 60% of voters in November, Amendment 3 would increase the homestead exemption to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028baynews9.com, cfpublic.org, clickorlando.com, floridarealtors.org, fox13news.com, nbcmiami.com, tallahassee.com, therealdeal.com
  • Amendment 3 would reduce the annual assessment increase cap on non-homestead properties from 10% to 5%cfpublic.org, clickorlando.com, fox13news.com, therealdeal.com
  • Uthmeier released a statement saying 'Under Florida law, we don't have the ability to rewrite the full amendment, just the ballot summary and title consistent with the court's ruling'baynews9.com, nbcmiami.com, tallahassee.com
  • and 3 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Judge David Frank ordered Uthmeier 10 days to reword the amendment before it could go on the ballotonly baynews9.com
  • The judge specified that the revised language in the new ballot summary reflects language the judge suggestedonly baynews9.com
  • Judge Frank ruled in a decision on August 3 that the Legislature's summary for Amendment 3 was 'clearly and conclusively defective' for containing errorsonly cfpublic.org
  • The homestead exemption exempts school district taxesonly fox13news.com
  • The revised language removes language claiming the amendment would lead to a 'full elimination' of property taxesonly therealdeal.com
  • New Florida residents must wait five years before qualifying for the homestead tax exemption under the proposed amendmentonly therealdeal.com