They only needed a little less than. 900,000 signature’s….
Their governor is trying to impose a six-week threshold…..
They currently have 15 week limit…..
The effort will face a vote by the states’s highest court….
Similar ballot referendums have passed in others state’s Blue or Red…..
If this gets past the state’s Supreme Court?
The vote could in this coming November the time of the general election….
Could THAT affect the Presidential and Congressional race results?
The citizen group that wants to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution has exceeded the threshold to get the measure on the Nov. 5 ballot by collecting more than 1.4 million voter signatures, according to sources familiar with the effort.
“They’ve reached the number,” a source involved with the group, Floridians Protecting Freedom, told The Messenger. “This is going to be on the ballot. Unless the Florida Supreme Court discounts it, this is headed for the ballot.”
Under Florida law, sponsors of a proposed constitutional amendment need to collect 891,523 verified voter signatures by Feb. 1, 2024.
But that’s only the first hurdle. The Florida Supreme Court then needs to approve it. And then, if the measure does make the 2024 ballot, it still needs 60% approval to pass. Floridians Protecting Freedom’s internal polling found it polling at 70%.
Since the fall of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, abortion rights have appeared on the ballot in seven states – both red and blue – and have won each time. This consistent string of abortion victories and corresponding struggles by conservative Republicans underscores the salience of the issue in the 2024 election, especially in Florida where reproductive rights are on the line….