SEBRING — If you think this ballot is complicated, you should have seen the first one. The super exemption, passed by the Legislature in June, would have offered voters a 75 percent exemption on their homes. But a Leon County Circuit Judge declared the proposed constitutional amendment so misleading and confusing, he struck it from the Jan. 29 ballot. So, Property Appraiser Raymond McIntyre told the Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday, now Floridians will vote Jan. 29 on a completely different – if only slightly less confusing – constitutional amendment. It's got four provisions, McIntyre told the crowd, but they can't vote on them individually. ...more

January 11, 2008

District 1 County Commissioner Ted Schrader is seeking a third term, and a longtime supporter has filed paperwork to oppose him in next year's Republican primary. ...more

November 8, 2007

The Legislature hopes to pass a property tax relief package at midweek and have the language on the Jan. 29 ballot as a constitutional amendment. ...more

October 14, 2007