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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">The Florida Association of College & Research Libraries (FACRL) recognizes the essential role that public libraries play in communities throughout
Florida. Public libraries provide access to information, technology, educational opportunities, workforce resources, cultural programming, and welcoming public spaces.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">As Florida voters prepare to consider Amendment 3 on November 3, 2026, FACRL encourages its members and all Florida residents to learn about the
amendment, understand its potential effects, and consider its implications before voting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">Amendment 3 proposes significant changes to Florida’s property-tax system. If approved, it would increase the homestead exemption for non-school
property taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, with adjustments for inflation thereafter. It would also reduce the annual assessment-increase cap for non-homestead property from 10 percent to 5 percent. The amendment contains additional provisions
affecting homestead exemptions and local property taxation; voters are encouraged to review the official ballot language linked below for the complete proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">These provisions would provide property-tax relief to eligible homeowners while also reducing the taxable property values from which local governments
derive revenue. Florida TaxWatch notes that the amendment does not provide dedicated state funding to replace the property-tax revenue that local governments will lose.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">Florida’s public libraries rely on funding from counties, municipalities, and special districts. Reductions in local property-tax revenues could
affect the resources available for library operations, collections, programming, technology, facilities, and staffing. Depending on decisions made by individual local governments, responses could include changes to library funding or services, budget reallocations,
or increases in other taxes or fees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">Some Florida library organizations have taken positions on this amendment. To learn more about their positions, click on the links for the
<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myseminole.com%2FDocumentCenter%2FView%2F1618%2FFLA-Position-Announcement-on-Amendment-3&data=05%7C02%7Cfla-facrl%40lists.fsu.edu%7C72b677f9d9d7402ceda808df2f69b10a%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639281803115140044%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SaUtCTFHCIgOna%2FE3uDOKhI%2FLfkeBK5Kh%2Fw8vYHE2r4%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.myseminole.com/DocumentCenter/View/1618/FLA-Position-Announcement-on-Amendment-3">
Florida Library Association</a> and <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Freformadeflorida.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cfla-facrl%40lists.fsu.edu%7C72b677f9d9d7402ceda808df2f69b10a%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639281803115166339%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gdNdzXyvSRJglCTZ2gpdvX8YTx8rpMrNsVnV7fN%2F70Q%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://reformadeflorida.org/">REFORMA de Florida</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">FACRL encourages our members and Florida voters to review the amendment’s language, consider its possible effects on their communities, and seek
information from reliable sources before casting their ballots.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">Learn about Amendment 3. Ask questions. Consider its local impact. Vote informed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">Recommended Sources:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">Official Ballot Language here: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconstitutionalinitiatives.dos.fl.gov%2FHome%2FInitDetail%3Faccount%3D10%26seqnum%3D110&data=05%7C02%7Cfla-facrl%40lists.fsu.edu%7C72b677f9d9d7402ceda808df2f69b10a%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639281803115188272%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ad26l0x5pw4BwPFugqPvVcXk5pWElDCp9YR7tgnGqtY%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://constitutionalinitiatives.dos.fl.gov/Home/InitDetail?account=10&seqnum=110">
https://constitutionalinitiatives.dos.fl.gov/Home/InitDetail?account=10&seqnum=110</a>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">Ballotpedia <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fballotpedia.org%2FFlorida_Amendment_3%2C_Homestead_Tax_Exemptions%2C_Property_Assessments%2C_and_Spending_Restrictions_Amendment_(2026&data=05%7C02%7Cfla-facrl%40lists.fsu.edu%7C72b677f9d9d7402ceda808df2f69b10a%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639281803115209027%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=msU4hm1kGO0xjVyJnyTIlo6g9fAqhDa83QFJtOBZiGY%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_3,_Homestead_Tax_Exemptions,_Property_Assessments,_and_Spending_Restrictions_Amendment_(2026">
https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_3,_Homestead_Tax_Exemptions,_Property_Assessments,_and_Spending_Restrictions_Amendment_(2026</a> )
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">Florida TaxWatch <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffloridataxwatch.org%2Fresearch%2Fflorida-property-tax-resource-center%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cfla-facrl%40lists.fsu.edu%7C72b677f9d9d7402ceda808df2f69b10a%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639281803115229446%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=R%2FosZoLzO6ZEM%2FtVcfWOS28b9797Kvae3Ltf%2FgIig4w%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://floridataxwatch.org/research/florida-property-tax-resource-center/">
https://floridataxwatch.org/research/florida-property-tax-resource-center/</a> <o:p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">Florida Policy Institute <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.floridapolicy.org%2Finitiatives%2Famendment-3-florida&data=05%7C02%7Cfla-facrl%40lists.fsu.edu%7C72b677f9d9d7402ceda808df2f69b10a%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639281803115252399%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HkdWeg5m30QaWgDirntQA53oCkWJDaEWuUuL35Es%2BLM%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.floridapolicy.org/initiatives/amendment-3-florida">
https://www.floridapolicy.org/initiatives/amendment-3-florida</a> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Jason <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">FACRL President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Jason D. Phillips, MLIS, MA (he/him)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Social Sciences Librarian / Associate Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">UCF Libraries - Research Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9jVgWOtVAy0%26t%3D100s&data=05%7C02%7Cfla-facrl%40lists.fsu.edu%7C72b677f9d9d7402ceda808df2f69b10a%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639281803115317661%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Ih%2FjJuC8zsxqh%2F%2BWh9qaQwiidyZE7uU1pelhG%2FrHvj4%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jVgWOtVAy0&t=100s"><span style="color:#0070C0">“Free people read freely.”</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">“A library is not just a warehouse for books; it is a physical representation of a set of cultural values that have accumulated over thousands of years. Libraries salvaged and preserved
Western civilization; they have been a hub for intellectual exchange, a ladder of social mobility, and a promise of continuity from one generation to the next. It is not mere courtesy that causes people to become silent in the library, as they do in a church:
Libraries are sacred places.” –from <span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chronicle.com%2Farticle%2Fa-laboratory-of-collaborative-learning%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cfla-facrl%40lists.fsu.edu%7C72b677f9d9d7402ceda808df2f69b10a%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639281803115337766%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ifp%2BjCO3lTJ3tZSKYUK9r9u9%2FAYJhJhHo3b%2BzhoDBX4%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.chronicle.com/article/a-laboratory-of-collaborative-learning/"><span style="color:#0070C0">“A Laboratory of Collaborative Learning,” by Thomas H. Benton, <i>The Chronicle
of Higher Education</i>, August 7, 2009.</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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