Amendment 1 Garners Little Opposition, New Poll Shows

There is little opposition to Amendment 1, according to a poll released on Tuesday. Needing 60 percent to pass on the November ballot, Amendment 1 would mandate the Legislature send 33 percent of funds generated from real estate document taxes to be used for environmental conservation efforts for the next 20 years. Estimates shows these funds would range from $700 million to $1.3 billion.

A WFLA/Survey USA shows 49 percent of likely voters support Amendment 1 and only 7 percent are opposed to it. But a large segment of voters -- 44 percent -- remain undecided on Amendment 1 with three weeks to go until the general election.

The WFLA/Survey USA poll of 566 likely voters was taken from Oct. 10-13 and had a margin of error of +/- 4.2 percent.