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Undecided Voters Will Decide Amendment 1

January 29th, 2008 by flanews

Both sides in the property tax debate are predicting the outcome will be close. The measure needs 60 percent to be approved and as Mike Vasilinda reports, polls show the decision will be up to those who make up their mind today.

Hear it here: Undecided Voters Will Decide Amendment 1

Some voters knew exactly what they would do on Amendment 1.

“It’s going down,” said one voter.

“I voted yes,” said another voter.

They also knew why.

“We are moving to a brand new home in a month, so that was not hard for me to make up my mind,” said voter Eleanor Smith, who voted yes on 1.

“It’s far too complex and I prefer the services to the pittance that you would get,” said voter Elspeth Stowell, who voted no on 1.

Polls have shown consistently that Amendment 1 is below the 60 percent threshold for passage, which means its fate will be in the hands
of undecided voters.

In the end the outcome depends on who votes. We met the O’Neals, Who just moved to Florida from Philadelphia, their way to vote.

“We have not, we are not well informed on Amendment one and we’re hoping to figure it out as we get there,” said the O’Neals.

“And you’re here, though,” said Mike Vasilinda. “We are,” they said.

So we waited and got their decision.

“You voted for it? We did. (Why?) It seemed like the logical common sense thing to do given the increase in property values over time,” the O’Neals said.

Jennifer Heckman is another undecided voter.

“Probably decide right before we go in and vote, leaning toward no. I think I would prefer for the legislature to do something.”

So in the end, what happens on Amendment 1 will likely hinge on who showed up to vote on election day. And what they decided when they got there.

Amendment 1 is the first amendment required to have 60% for approval. Ironically, only 57% of voters gave the okay to the higher threshold in the 2006 election.

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