'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.
Florida's abortion amendment vote shows 'what it's like to be a woman.' Here's why.
Florida's abortion amendment failed to pass with majority votes. Some women feel seen: ‘Even when we win, we lose’
A majority voted to protect abortion rights in Florida. It wasn’t enough.
A ballot measure enshrining abortion rights in Florida’s Constitution fell short of the required 60 percent threshold. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis opposed it.
Florida’s abortion rights amendment fails despite getting 57% of the vote
The measure proposed enshrining the right to abortion care in the state, which would overturn state-level bans on abortion at 14- and six-weeks of pregnancy, and land a major victory for abortion rights advocates two years after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v Wade.
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,
7 states vote to protect abortion rights, while efforts to expand access in Florida and South Dakota fail
More than two years after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to an abortion, voters in 10 states cast ballots on whether to cement reproductive rights in their state constitutions.
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Florida lawmakers recall what led to 60% threshold to pass constitutional amendments
While the constitutional amendments on recreational cannabis and abortion rights both received strong support on Election Day ...
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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 ...
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Supporters of ballot initiatives see possible path in Florida’s next legislative session
“Fifty-seven percent of the vote may not be enough to amend the state constitution,” said Rep ... sure we'll be getting ...
Florida voters fail to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution
The effort to protect abortion rights faced intense resistance from the start from Republican lawmakers, as well as the ...
Effort to add abortion rights to Florida's constitution fails
A ballot measure that would have enshrined abortion rights in Florida's constitution failed on Tuesday, NBC News projects, ...
Florida, two other states defy trend and vote down abortion rights
It gave anti-abortion advocates their first victories since the U.S. Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to the ...
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 ...
Election 2024: The Florida amendments explained
Floridians will also vote on six amendments, including recreational marijuana and abortion access, as well as funding ...
Florida's six-week abortion ban to stay in place after voters reject Amendment 4
MIAMI - Florida's six-week abortion ban will remain law after voters rejected Amendment 4, a measure that would have ...
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 ...
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Voters approve two new amendments to the state constitution
Florida voters approved two amendments to the state constitution in Tuesday's election, surpassing the 60% majority needed to ...