The Republican Party of Florida released the following statement today regarding CFO Alex Sink ——

State Senator Mike Fasano released the following statement regarding Democrat Gubernatorial Candidate, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink “forgetting” whether or not she supported property tax relief for millions of Floridians by voting for Amendment 1 last January.

“I am absolutely astonished that a candidate for Governor of Florida doesn’t remember supporting historic tax reform championed by Governor Crist, the Florida Legislature and more than 60 percent of Florida voters,” said Senator Fasano who served as Chairman of the Amendment 1 Campaign. “Registered Independents, who couldn’t even vote in the Presidential Preference Primary, came out by the hundreds of thousands to support Amendment 1, yet someone seeking the state’s highest office won’t even take a position on the issue.”

Speaking to the Latin American Builders Association yesterday, Alex Sink stated that she couldn’t remember whether or not she supported historic property tax reform passed with Amendment 1.

Amendment 1, supported by more than 60 percent of Florida voters in January 2008, is estimated to save Floridians $9.3 billion in taxes during the first five years. The amendment doubled the $25,000 homestead exemption, made the save our homes tax cap portable, created a $25,000 exemption of the tangible personal property tax and a 10 percent annual cap on non-homestead properties.

From the St. Petersburg Times:

The builders’ group has championed measures intended to lower property taxes, such as the constitutional amendment passed last year that increased the homestead exemption and allows homeowners to transfer tax savings to new homes. Sink didn’t take a public position on the referendum at the time and said Friday she didn’t recall how she voted.