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Florida now faces lawsuit over newly passed constitutional amendment restrictions

Florida Decides Healthcare complains the state has changed the rules in the middle of the process — which is why the organization has so quickly filed its lawsuit

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix May 6, 2025May 17, 2025

Florida Decides Healthcare complains the state has changed the rules in the middle of the process — which is why the organization has so quickly filed its lawsuit

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Florida House passes tighter restrictions on citizen-led amendments

Its passage comes just five months after two constitutional amendments that would have respectively enshrined abortion rights and legalized recreational cannabis for adults narrowly fell short of passage

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix April 4, 2025April 22, 2025

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Florida lawmakers back restrictions on ballot initiatives

DeSantis has made the issue a priority after he led efforts that in November defeated initiatives aimed at abortion rights and recreational use of marijuana