Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warned that his efforts to eliminate property taxes in his state are threatened by competing tax-cutting proposals that could end up on the ballot.

To be successful, a proposal needs to reach a 60 percent voter threshold.

"Placing more than one property tax measure on the ballot represents an attempt to kill anything on property taxes," the Republican governor said in a post on X overnight Wednesday. "It’s a political game, not a serious attempt to get it done for the people."

Florida lawmakers, urged by DeSantis, have pushed forward eight pieces of legislation trying to offer property tax relief to homeowners , who have seen their bills rise sharply during the last five years. Seven of these are expected to appear on the 2026 general election ballot.

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