Bill Cotterell: Florida lawmakers are wrecking ballot initiatives
The impetus for this year’s round of anti-initiative legislation was the near adoption of Amendments 3 and 4 in November.
Poll finds 82% of Florida voters want to stop foreign donations
A new poll by Honest Elections Project Action found that 82% of Florida voters want foreign contributions toward ballot ...
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A bill to restrict Florida ballot initiatives would bar the use of state funds for advocacy
A bill would change how Floridians place constitutional amendments on the ballot, and it would prevent the use of taxpayer ...
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Pregnant pigs, voting rights, marijuana: Legislature looks to add more roadblocks to direct democracy
TALLAHASSEE — Nearly every spring the same battle plays out in the Florida Legislature over citizen-driven ballot initiatives, those measures that over the years asked voters whether to protect ...
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Florida Senate panel approves measure adding restrictions to ballot initiative process
A key Senate panel on Monday approved a measure that would place a number of new restrictions on people and groups seeking to ...
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Florida GOP lawmakers look to layer new demands on state's ballot measures
Florida lawmakers are advancing legislation that would make it more difficult and expensive to get ballot measures before voters. The legislation would impose new requirements on ballot campaigns ...
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Senate's bill to restrict Florida ballot initiatives adds layers to the House approach
The Senate measure would go further than the House's in some ways. For instance, it would require volunteer petition ...
DeSantis, lawmakers continue push for restrictions on Florida citizen petition process
Gov. Ron DeSantis helped defeat two amendments last year. Now, he’s targeting the method to put them on the ballot – the petition process itself.