DORAL, Fla. -- Voters and some lawmakers took a new property tax plan into their own hands on Friday, delivering thousands of signatures to get a new amendment on the November ballot.

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Some say a passing vote for the property tax initiative will cut taxes, but others don't think it will be enough.

Crates full of signatures lined the entrance to the Miami-Dade County Elections Department.

"People are mad as hell and they're not going to take it anymore," said Rep. David Rivera.

The petitions called for a new property tax cut amendment that promises to reduce taxes by an average of 26 percent.

"Everyday citizens taking it upon themselves collecting 15,000 petitions in just over six weeks over the holidays all by the volunteers," said Florida House of Representatives Speaker Marco Rubio. "Tremendous effort building across the state of Florida."

The proposal came from the Tampa-based group Cut Property Taxes Now, which is also making their push on the Web.

It needs more than 600,000 signatures and approval from the state Supreme Court to get on the November ballot.

"As everyone knows, we fell short in Tallahassee and city hall in reducing property taxes," Rubio said.

The new amendment is an alternative to the legislative-sponsored and Gov. Charlie Crist-backed amendment on the Jan. 29 ballot. That plan doubles the Homestead Exemption and would allow portability so that homeowners can carry their tax exemption to a new home.

For retirees like Judy Roche and her husband, any type of tax relief is welcomed.

Roche moved to Doral more than 15 years ago.

"(In) 1985 we were the first ones," she said. "We are the pioneers in this area."

Roche said she and her friends are worried about the thought of moving because their taxes would most likely go up.

"They have no freedom to make decisions because their decisions are made for them because they can't move," she said.