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According to unofficial numbers released by the state, organizers have collected 910,946 signatures, nearly 20,000 more than necessary to reach the signature threshold. The measure’s language still must be approved by the state supreme court. If it passes, abortion rights would be enshrined in the state’s constitution.
Ilbusca/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- Florida abortion rights advocates on Friday said they surpassed the required number of signatures needed to put a referendum that would enshrine abortion rights in Florida's Constitution on the state's 2024 ballot in November. If the referendum, which needed 891,523 total verified signatures to be placed on the ballot, prevails in November, it will undo Florida's abortion ban and deliver a devastating blow to Florida Republicans, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has restricted access to abortion in the state. "I'm confident that something that's ...
GOP power couple Christian and Bridget Ziegler have been celebrated by their Republican colleagues for their pro-family values. Their recent threesome scandal throws those principles into question.
GOP power couple Christian and Bridget Ziegler have been celebrated by their Republican colleagues for their pro-family values. Their recent threesome scandal throws those principles into question.
Floridians are signing petitions to put abortion rights to a vote of the people next fall, but they could meet an insurmountable setback from the state’s conservative Supreme Court. The high court must approve the ballot initiative’s language, and if it doesn’t, the amendment won’t be on the 2024 ballot. The amendment’s backers also still need to gather more than 400,000 signatures to get on ...