BALLOT QUESTION · Duval County, Florida · 2026-11-03
Duval County School District Ad Valorem Millage Election
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Official ballot wording & sources
Shall the Duval County School District continue the current one (1) mill ad valorem millage for essential operating expenses, shared proportionately with charter schools, including compensating teachers, security, and support staff; preserving academic programs, and protecting arts, athletics, and student activities beginning July 1, 2027, and ending four (4) fiscal years later on June 30, 2031, with annual reporting to ensure proper fiscal stewardship of these funds to the citizens of Duval County?
Choices: Yes, for continuation / No, against continuation
- Duval 2026 General All-Races Sample BallotDuval County Supervisor of Elections · Captured 2026-10-27
Duval County School District Ad Valorem Millage Election
Open original source ↗ - Duval 2026 General All-Races Sample BallotDuval County Supervisor of Elections · Captured 2026-10-27
Duval County School District Ad Valorem Millage Election Shall the Duval County School District continue the current one (1) mill ad valorem millage for essential operating expenses, shared proportionately with charter schools, including compensating teachers, security, and support staff; preserving academic programs, and protecting arts, athletics, and student activities beginning July 1, 2027, and ending four (4) fiscal years later on June 30, 2031, with annual reporting to ensure proper fiscal stewardship of these funds to the citizens of Duval County? Yes, for continuation No, against continuation
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Explanation & fiscal effects
Renews the current one-mill property tax for school operating expenses, including compensation, programs, arts, athletics and student activities, with proportionate charter-school sharing and annual reporting.
Sources for this explanation
- School Board of Duval County Resolution 2026-14Duval County Public Schools · Captured 2026-10-27
shared proportionately with charter schools
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Purpose & what a vote means
Continue school operating funding
Renews the current one-mill property tax for school operating expenses, including compensation, programs, arts, athletics and student activities, with proportionate charter-school sharing and annual reporting.
Sources & cited passages
- School Board of Duval County Resolution 2026-14Duval County Public Schools · Captured 2026-10-27
shared proportionately with charter schools
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Tax, budget & practical effects
If YES wins
Continues the existing one-mill levy for July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2031. One mill equals $1 per $1,000 of taxable value; a $200,000 school-taxable value produces a $200 annual levy at this rate. Property values can change even though the millage rate stays the same.
Dollar example is arithmetic, not a forecast of the voter’s bill. Use school-taxable value after applicable exemptions.
Sources & cited passages
- School Board of Duval County Resolution 2026-14Duval County Public Schools · Captured 2026-10-27
The continued millage shall begin on July 1, 2027
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If NO wins
Rejects continuation for the proposed 2027–2031 term. It does not cancel the current authorization before its scheduled expiration.
Sources & cited passages
- School Board of Duval County Resolution 2026-14Duval County Public Schools · Captured 2026-10-27
NO, against continuation
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Approval threshold
This local school millage requires a majority of the votes on the referendum; statewide constitutional amendments require 60%.
The statewide 60% rule is separately documented by Florida DOS; do not apply it to this local referendum.
Sources & cited passages
- 2026 Florida Statutes section 1011.73Florida Legislature · Captured 2026-10-27
subject to approval by a majority vote of the electors
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Separate from Amendment 3
Amendment 3’s larger homestead exemption and lower non-homestead assessment cap apply to non-school taxes. The school millage renewal is a separate vote and school taxes remain payable.
Sources & cited passages
- Enrolled CS/HJR 1F (2026F), constitutional text; original ballot summary supersededFlorida Legislature · Captured 2026-10-27
For all levies other than school district levies
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Supporters & their arguments
Duval County School Board
Duval County School Board
The board’s resolution supports continued school operating funding and asks voters to renew the levy.
Sources & cited passages
- School Board of Duval County Resolution 2026-14Duval County Public Schools · Captured 2026-10-27
the Board finds that it is in the best interest
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Duval County Democratic Executive Committee
Duval County Democratic Executive Committee
Recommends YES on the one-mill renewal.
Sources & cited passages
- 2026 General Election endorsed candidates and measuresDuval County Democratic Executive Committee · Captured 2026-10-27
The DEC recommends voting YES
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What remains unverified
- No organized 2026 opposition campaign or major opposition financial backer was established from retrieved primary sources. Early opposition or delay to putting the question on the ballot does not by itself prove opposition to the November renewal.
- Major campaign donors, committee receipts and spending have not been verified. Named supporters are endorsements, not proof of funding.