Monroe County
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City, school and special-district questions apply only to the voters identified below.
Who votes: Registered voters in City of Key West.
Would increase the mayor’s term from two years to four years beginning in 2028.
YES Approve four-year mayoral terms beginning in 2028.
NO Keep two-year mayoral terms.
Should the City Charter be amended to increase the term of Mayor from two years to four years?
Official question & election information · Checked 2026-09-30
Who votes: Registered voters in City of Key West.
Would raise the service limit for future mayors from eight years to twelve years.
YES Approve a twelve-year service limit.
NO Keep the eight-year service limit.
Should the City Charter be amended to increase the limit of service for Mayor from eight years to twelve years?
Official question & election information · Checked 2026-09-30
Who votes: Registered voters in Village of Islamorada.
Would replace two-year terms and an eight-year limit with staggered three-year terms and a three-term limit. In the November 2026 transition, the three highest-vote or unopposed candidates would receive three-year terms and the remaining candidates two-year terms.
YES Approve the new term lengths, staggering and limit.
NO Keep the current term structure.
The Village Charter provides for two-year terms for Council, with an eight-year term limit. It is proposed to amend the Village Charter to establish three-year staggered Council terms and a three-term limit, with an initial transition in November 2026 where the three candidates receiving the most votes or running unopposed receive three-year terms and the remaining candidates receive two-year terms. Shall the above described Charter amendment be adopted?
Official question & election information · Checked 2026-09-30
Who votes: Registered voters in Village of Islamorada.
When at least half a council term remains, would require an interim appointment within 30 days and a special election within six months.
YES Use an interim appointment followed by a special election.
NO Keep filling these vacancies by majority council appointment.
The Village Charter provides that if a councilmember vacancy occurs and 50 percent or more of the term remains the remaining councilmembers must appoint a replacement by majority vote. In this scenario, the proposed amendment requires the remaining Councilmembers to appoint an interim councilmember within 30 days and call a special election within 6 months to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term. Shall the above described Charter amendment be adopted?
Official question & election information · Checked 2026-09-30
Who votes: Registered voters in Village of Islamorada.
Would require a supermajority council vote to buy or convey fee-simple real property and to make the specified land-use, zoning or park-use changes for village property.
YES Require the specified supermajority approvals.
NO Do not add these charter supermajority requirements.
This Charter amendment would require a supermajority Council vote for the Village to convey or purchase fee simple title to real property. The amendment also requires a supermajority vote to amend the Future Land Use Map designation or zoning of certain Village-owned property, or the use of Village-owned property used as a park to uses not permitted in the Recreation or Conservation districts. Shall the above described Charter amendment be adopted?
Official question & election information · Checked 2026-09-30
These three questions appear statewide. All Florida voters may vote on them.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
