Martin County

Ballot measures

Read the official wording and decide for yourself. Check which city or district each local question applies to.

County & local ballot questions

City, school and special-district questions apply only to the voters identified below.

City of StuartCity of Stuart

Sale or Lease of City Property Containing Recreational Ballfields Must Be Approved by Referendum Vote

Who votes: Registered voters in City of Stuart.

Would require voter approval before the city sells, conveys, or leases city-owned land containing recreational ballfields for more than one year, including renewal options.

YES Require a public referendum for these transactions.

NO Do not add this referendum requirement.

Official ballot wording

Shall the City Charter of the City of Stuart, Florida be amended to add the following provision: The City Commission shall not sell, convey or lease for more than 1 year including any renewal options, any City-owned real property containing recreational ballfields unless first approved by the voters through a public referendum held under Charter Section 9.04 procedures for vacating public streets or abandoning right-of-way.

Official question & election information · Checked 2026-09-30

City of StuartCity of Stuart

Rescind Prior Referendum Requiring Commercial Leasing of Parcel Adjoining City Property Fronting Tidally Influenced Waters

Who votes: Registered voters in City of Stuart.

Would remove the 2011 requirement to commercially lease a 1.97-acre parcel, allowing the parcel to become conservation land within Haney Creek Preserve.

YES Allow the parcel to be added to the preserve instead of requiring its commercial lease.

NO Keep the prior commercial-leasing requirement.

Official ballot wording

Shall the City rescind the November 8, 2011, election ballot referendum requirement to lease an undeveloped 1.97-acre commercial parcel fronting US-1 opposite North River Shores Boulevard that was to fund the maintenance of the Haney Creek Preserve, so that the 1.97-acre parcel may be converted to conservation and added to the Haney Creek Preserve?

Official question & election information · Checked 2026-09-30

Florida constitutional amendments

These three questions appear statewide. All Florida voters may vote on them.

Florida ConstitutionStatewide · Amendment 1

Budget Stabilization Fund

Raises the maximum Budget Stabilization Fund balance from 10% to 25% of general revenue. Requires annual transfers of the lesser of $750 million or the amount needed to reach 25%, subject to conditions; permits withdrawals for critical state needs.

YES Adopts the new reserve limit, transfer requirement and withdrawal authority.

NO Keeps the current constitutional reserve framework.

Official ballot wording

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.

Official amendment wording · Checked September 9–27, 2026

Florida ConstitutionStatewide · Amendment 2

Exemption of Tangible Personal Property on Agricultural Land from Taxation

Exempts qualifying tangible personal property used for agriculture or agritourism on agricultural land from property tax, beginning with the 2027 tax year. The property must be owned by the landowner or leaseholder.

YES Creates the described tax exemption.

NO Does not create this exemption.

Official ballot wording

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.

Official amendment wording · Checked September 9–27, 2026

Florida ConstitutionStatewide · Amendment 3

Increased Homestead Exemption; Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homestead Property Assessments

Raises the homestead exemption for non-school taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, with inflation adjustments afterward. Reduces the annual assessment-growth cap for non-homestead property from 10% to 5%. Also changes local exemption procedures and permitted uses of local property-tax revenue.

YES Adopts the exemption, assessment-cap and related local-tax provisions.

NO Keeps the existing constitutional provisions.

Tax details: The increased exemption applies to non-school taxes. People who are not Florida residents on December 31, 2026 face a delayed increase as described in the full text. Effects differ by property and local government.

Official ballot wording

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.

Official amendment wording · Checked September 9–27, 2026