Article: Broward to consider nonbinding ballot issue on homestead tax protection.

Byline: Scott Wyman

Aug. 10--In an effort to force the Legislature to overhaul the state property tax system, voters in Broward County could be asked this fall if they support allowing homeowners to take their homestead tax protection with them when they move. The County Commission will consider Tuesday whether to place the nonbinding question on the Nov. 7 ballot. Commissioner Jim Scott is pitching the idea in hopes that an overwhelming response encourages legislators to ease restrictions in the tax protection rules that make it difficult for young couples to buy a larger home as their family grows or for seniors to downsize. The state constitution ...

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