{"id":65541,"date":"2012-09-10T11:37:12","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T15:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/?p=65541"},"modified":"2019-04-23T20:49:50","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T20:49:50","slug":"the-november-ballot-amendment-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/the-november-ballot-amendment-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The November Ballot &#8211; Amendment 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Thanks for The Warning <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-65542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/files\/2012\/09\/vote-button-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"vote-button\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In this morning&#8217;s Herald there is an interesting article on the November ballot (click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/2012\/09\/09\/2994326\/voters-will-have-long-ballots.html\">here <\/a>for article).\u00a0 Get ready: It could be about 10 pages long (bring the smelling salts, the Herald advises).<\/p>\n<p>Not only will we be voting for a president, but also for a myriad of other offices at the Federal, State and county level.\u00a0 On the ballot will also be a number of referendums.\u00a0 One important item on your ballot will be Amendment 4.<\/p>\n<p>The way the tax code is currently set up first-time home buyers, developers, snowbirds and\u00a0investment property owners\u00a0bear\u00a0the brunt of property taxes.\u00a0 Amendment 4 includes a series of changes that will reduce\u00a0the burden of <em>Florida&#8217;s<\/em> property tax on these groups.\u00a0 As with any issue there are two sides to the coin.\u00a0 Be prepared, read up on this important issue and decide how you intend to vote on this based on careful consideration.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here are several articles you might consider reading:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/election.dos.state.fl.us\/constitutional-amendments\/2012-proposed.shtml\">http:\/\/election.dos.state.fl.us\/constitutional-amendments\/2012-proposed.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/wiki\/index.php\/Florida_Property_Tax,_Amendment_4_(2012\">http:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/wiki\/index.php\/Florida_Property_Tax,_Amendment_4_(2012<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jdsupra.com\/legalnews\/will-proposed-amendment-4-to-the-florida-26568\/\">http:\/\/www.jdsupra.com\/legalnews\/will-proposed-amendment-4-to-the-florida-26568\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read up on this and other issues on our ballot.\u00a0 Make sure you are prepared and informed in November when you cast your vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks for The Warning In this morning&#8217;s Herald there is an interesting article on the November ballot (click here for article).\u00a0 Get ready: It could be about 10 pages long (bring the smelling salts, the Herald advises). 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