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“Biased and misleading”: Florida officials sued over property tax ballot language

A lawsuit challenging the proposed property tax exemption ballot language in Florida was filed against Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd and Attorney General James Uthmeier. The complaint, filed by the nonprofit Save Our Voters from Misleading Ballot Language and former South Florida mayors Thomas F. Campenni (former mayor of Stuart) and Michael W. Davey (former Key Biscayne mayor), alleges that the current language, which Floridians will vote on in November, is “unconstitutionally biased, misleading and improper.” Earlier this month, the Florida Legislature voted to send the proposed constitutional amendment to voters. The amendment, called “Save Our Homes from Excessive [...] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.