{{Short description|none}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} <!-- "none" is preferred when the title is already sufficiently detailed; see WP:SDNONE --> {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox referendum|name=2020 Florida Amendment 5|title=Limitations on Homestead Property Tax Assessments; increased portability period to transfer accrued benefit|yes=7484104|no=2562387|total=11144855|map={{switcher |300px |County results |300px |Precinct results |default=1}}|mapcaption={{col-begin}} {{col-3}} '''Yes''' {{legend|#2B2457|90–100% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}} {{legend|#28497C|80–90% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}} {{legend|#47729E|70–80% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}} {{legend|#7D9CBB|60–70% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}} {{legend|#B6C8D9|50–60% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}} {{col-3}} '''No''' {{legend|#32320C|90–100% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}} {{legend|#5D5D2D|80–90% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}} {{legend|#BCBC83|60–70% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}} {{legend|#DEDEBD|50–60% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}} {{col-3}} '''Other''' {{legend|#EBEEED|Tie |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}} {{legend|#808080|No data |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}} {{col-end}}|notes={{notelist}} Source: USA Today<ref name="usatodayresults">{{cite web |title = 2020 Florida Amendment 5 - Extend Save Our Homes |url = https://www.usatoday.com/elections/results/race/2020-11-03-ballot_initiative-FL-12107/ |publisher = USA Today |access-date = May 1, 2023 }}</ref>|country=Florida|electorate=14,441,869|outcome=Approved}}{{ElectionsFL}}
'''2020 Florida Amendment 5''', commonly known as the '''Extend "Save Our Homes" Portability Period Amendment''', was a proposed amendment to the constitution of the US state that passed 74.49% to 25.51% in the 2020 election on November 3, 2020. The amendment increased the period during which a person may transfer "Save Our Homes" benefits to a new homestead property from two years to three years.<ref name="usatodayresults" />
== Overview == The amendment extended the application for portability from a two-year window to a three-year window. It required 60% support to pass,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milberg |first=Glenna |date=2020-10-05 |title=Explaining Florida Amendment 5: Limitation on Homestead Assessments |url=https://www.local10.com/vote-2020/2020/10/05/explaining-florida-amendment-5-limitation-on-homestead-assessments/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=WPLG |language=en}}</ref> ultimately receiving 74.49% support. The affected article of the state constitution was Article VII, Section 4; Article XII.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 3, 2020 |title=ELECTION RESULTS: What Florida Amendments passed? |url=https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/politics/elections/election-results-what-florida-amendments-passed/77-b2bd89a2-237b-4515-beb8-836219f7e3b5 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=firstcoastnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
"Save Our Home" benefits in the state are typically between $25,000 and $50,000, which apply as a tax exemption upon transfer of benefits.<ref name="usatodayresults" />
== Background == State Senator Rick Roth, a Republican, introduced the amendment, receiving unanimous approval within both chambers of the state legislature. Americans for Tax Reform and the ''Tampa Bay Times'' editorial board supported the amendment, while the League of Women Voters of Florida opposed it.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-07 |title=What to know about Florida's Amendment 5: Extend Homestead exemption transfer period |url=https://www.clickorlando.com/results-2020/2020/10/07/what-to-know-about-floridas-amendment-5-extend-homestead-exemption-transfer-period/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=WKMG |language=en}}</ref>
Additionally, ''Florida Today'', TCPalm, the ''Palm Beach Post'', the ''Miami Herald'', the ''Orlando Sentinel'', and the ''Sun Sentinel'' all supported the proposed amendment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sangalang |first=Jennifer |title=Amendment 5, vote yes or no on 2020 election? Here's what 7 Florida newspapers recommend |url=https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2020/10/13/florida-amendments-vote-amendment-5-newspaper-recommendation/5969055002/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=Daytona Beach News-Journal Online |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Results == The amendment received more than the mandatory statewide 60% in all counties. Support was strongest in Collier County on the Gulf Coast, the only county in the state to see more than 80% support. Most counties in the Florida Peninsula supported the amendment with 70 to 80% of the votes, while the Big Bend and Panhandle regions saw the lowest support for the proposal. Leon County, the location of the state capital Tallahassee, saw only 61.9% of voters support the amendment.<ref name="usatodayresults" />
== See also ==
* Elections in Florida * 2020 Florida elections * 2022 Florida Amendment 3
== References == {{reflist}}
Amendment 5 Florida Amendment 5 Category:Florida ballot measures Category:Legal history of Florida