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'The great irony': Why Florida amendments fail with majority support

"The legislature doesn't want citizens to go over their head so easily," Ric Keller, a Republican congressman during the 2006 session, said about creating the 60% threshold.

The Independent on MSN · 1d

Florida’s abortion rights amendment fails despite getting 57% of the vote

Florida’s voters were asked whether the state’s constitution should say that “no law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider.”

Fast Company on MSN · 20h

Florida’s abortion-rights ballot initiative fails to pass the supermajority threshold

Voters in the Sunshine State have narrowly rejected a proposal that would have enshrined abortion rights in the state’s constitution, a first since the fall of ‘Roe.’ A ballot measure in Florida to enshrine abortion rights has failed to secure the necessary votes,

Florida voters add 'right to hunt and fish' to state constitution

Florida voters decided overwhelmingly to enshrine the right to hunt and fish into Florida’s constitution. Amendment 2 passed ...

Axios on MSN1d

Why Florida requires 60% approval for constitutional amendments

The failure of Tuesday's weed and abortion ballot initiatives despite majority support has once again raised the question: ...

4dOpinion

Beware of legislating in the Florida Constitution | Column

Special interests have used the ballot initiative process to short-circuit checks and balances and purchase amendments to our ...

FOX 35 Orlando on MSN9h

Why Florida's constitutional amendments require approval of 60% of voters

A clear majority of voters supported two amendments to the Florida Constitution on Tuesday while rejecting four.

ABC Action News2h

Supporters of ballot initiatives see possible path in Florida’s next legislative session

I think there's common ground, and I think that there is a real path forward here in Florida.” And there is still a ...

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Effort to add abortion rights to Florida's constitution fails

Florida voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that would have enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution.

The Economist2d

Florida is the first state to reject an abortion-rights measure

WIPING AWAY tears, Lauren Brenzel, who had led Florida’s campaign to enshrine a constitutional right to an abortion, ...

Recreational marijuana in Florida snuffed out after amendment falls short of 60%

Its failure was one of the more shocking moments in the state’s 2024 general election. While the polling was tight, most surveys found enough supportive Floridians for it to pass.

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Florida's abortion amendment falls short of the 60% threshold to pass

While the proposal received 57% of the vote, it wasn't enough to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution and keeps ...

Yahoo News2d

Florida voters enshrine the right to fish and hunt in state constitution

Specifies that the amendment does not limit the authority granted to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission under ...

Yahoo2d

Election 2024: The Florida amendments explained

Sponsored by: The Florida Legislature Summary: Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to require members of a ...

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