What Florida ballot amendments are up for a vote in 2024? Florida voters are consideringsix ballot measuresthis election. The two that have drawn the most attention areAmendments 3and 4, which will decide marijuana legalization and abortion rights in the state. Florida Amendment 1: Partisan school...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) —Floridavoters rejected ballot measures Tuesday to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana, handing victories to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and solidifying the state's new reputation as a conservative stronghold. DeSantis used state resources ...
Likewise, another proposed amendment, this one to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state of Florida, also was defeated, failing to secure the necessary 60% vote. Four additional states had marijuana legalization measures on the ballot this year, according toBallotpedia. Both propose...
“I’m not worried about it,” Vance said. “Because again, I think we’ve done a lot of work here in 2024 to make our elections — to make sure every legal ballot is cast and every legal ballot is counted.” He also said he doesn’t think technology...
Nov. 5, 2024, was a tough day for cannabis legalization supporters. Recreationallegalization ballot questions in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota all failed. Two medical measures passed in Nebraska butface legal challengesover the validity of the signatures required to get the measures on the...
Eight other states have similar measures on their Nov. 5 ballot, but Florida's campaign is shaping up as the most expensive. The nation's third most populous state will only adopt the amendment if at least 60% of voters support it. The high threshold gives opponents...
voters since the U.S. Supreme Courtoverturned Roe v. Wadeand removed the nationwide right to abortion. Referendums to guarantee abortion rights are set for Maryland and New York, and activists on both sides of the issue in at least seven other states are working to get measures o...
The ballot measures needed approval from at least 60% of voters. In other states, abortion rights helped drive turnout and were a leading issue that allowed Democrats to retain multiple Senate seats in 2022. DeSantis and other state leaders spent months campaigning ag...
The ballot initiative: The Florida Supreme Court simultaneously cleared the way for voters to have their say in the fall on the policy’s fate: The state’s electorate will decide whether or not to enshrine abortion rights protections into the Florida Constitution. It will need 60% suppor...
Amendment 4 is one of six ballot measures Florida voters are considering as they head to the polls Tuesday on Election Day. What is Amendment 4? Amendment 4 is a proposal to change Florida's constitution. It is titled "Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion" and states "no...