[1] 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.

[4] Additionally, Florida Today, TCPalm, the Palm Beach Post, the Miami Herald, the Orlando Sentinel, and the Sun Sentinel all supported the proposed amendment.

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.