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Amendment 3, the homestead exemption, is polling at 55% among Floridians but faces a difficult path to passage due to Florida's mandatory 60% supermajority vote requirement for constitutional amendments.
Florida voters approved the 60% threshold in 2006 to prevent constitutional clutter from proliferating in state law, yet the amendment establishing this rule would have failed under its own strict requirement.
In 2024, abortion access drew 57.2% of the vote and recreational marijuana reached 55.9%, yet both measures failed to meet the supermajority threshold despite clear voter majorities.
A former Florida House Speaker, reflecting on the rule he opposed when proposed, stated: "a supermajority requirement sounds like prudence until the day your side has 57 percent and learns what it feels like."
Early voting runs through November 1 with Election Day on November 3, and observers urge voters to review proposals carefully, noting that the supermajority "wall" works both ways for all initiatives.