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Democrats warned the bill is attacking the grassroots petition-collecting that helped get issues like abortion rights on the ballot last year.

Republicans and Democrats sparred over a bill that to require citizen-led ballot initiative sponsors to pay a $1M bond and add other new rules.

The debate grew heated Wednesday over a bill adding new restrictions, including requiring a $1M bond to put an issue on the ballot.

Is another intra-branch battle brewing?

The bill would require petition sponsors to post a $1M bond before they can pass out petitions.

DeSantis accused the political committee behind Amendment 4 of petition fraud.

'Had we been any other state, we would be celebrating right now.'

Reproductive freedom advocates plan to lobby lawmakers to repeal the 6-week abortion ban.

Leading up into the election, Amendment 4 faced an all-out war from Gov. Ron DeSantis and state opposition.

Trump refused to say how he voted on Amendment 4, a measure Florida conservatives have prioritized defeating.

Tag: Abortion rights
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