Renzo DowneyJuly 1, 2021
7min1914
The bill just kicked in.
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Republicans say they want to weed out mega-donors. Democrats say it would kill popular ideas.
Renzo DowneyApril 15, 2021
6min1561
'How dumb do we think Floridians are?'
Kelly HayesMarch 30, 2021
6min2804
It's the latest Republican-led attempt to make it harder to amend the state's constitution.
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 26, 2020
7min459
Direct democracy is in the GOP crosshairs.
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 20, 20205min952
Under the proposals, voters would get an automatic re-do on votes.
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2020
6min858
RIP, citizen initiatives?
Staff ReportsJuly 19, 2019
4min302
The group used out of state petition collectors.
Jim TurnerApril 18, 20195min287
Florida residency would not be a requirement to collect petition signatures for proposed constitutional amendments, but House members moved forward Thursday with a measure that critics say would make it harder to pass citizens’ initiatives. The measure (HB 7111), approved in a 15-8 vote by the State Affairs Committee, would require petition-gatherers to be registered […]
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 24, 2018
5min1162
Florida voters support restoring suffrage for reformed felons, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. The poll found 71 percent of voters support Amendment 4, also known as the “Voting Restoration Amendment,” with just 21 percent opposed. Ballot amendments need 60 percent support from voters in order make it into the […]