US EditionAnd just like that: Gov. DeSantis signs bill targeting citizen-led ballot initiatives into law
- On Friday, Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, approved legislation that raises barriers for citizen-driven ballot initiatives in the state.
- The law follows concerns about documented fraud in 2024 ballot initiatives, including a $164,000 settlement over fraudulent signatures related to an abortion-rights measure.
- The legislation introduces felony charges for collecting more than 25 signatures without registration, requires a $1 million bond, shortens petition submission deadlines, and bans more people from gathering signatures.
- Since 2022, the state election crimes unit has obtained 24 felony convictions and arrested no fewer than 17 paid petition circulators involved with four separate ballot initiatives.
- Critics argue the law effectively ends grassroots initiatives, while supporters say it protects the initiative process from known fraud without restricting it.
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Ballot Initiative Filed In Michigan To Limit Voting To U.S. Citizens, Require ID
A group has submitted language to the Michigan Board of Canvassers for a proposed ballot initiative that would amend the state constitution to explicitly state that only American citizens are eligible to vote in all state and local elections. Americans for Citizen Voting – Michigan submitted the proposed constitutional amendment language on April 30. […] Ballot Initiative Filed In Michigan To Limit Voting To U.S. Citizens, Require ID
DeSantis Government Cripples Citizen Initiatives - Miami Independent
Proves They ARE ToTALLYtarian! Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Truth Social, Gettr, Twitter, Youtube Citizens want something other than what Tallahassee wants? Fugeddaboutit. “WTF” no longer stands for “Welcome to Florida”. Those three letters now stand for “What The (Fill in the blank) has happened to Florida?? Governor Ronald DeSantis has just signed CS/HB 1208 into law, effective immediately. This “Revises provisions rela…
Letter: Bill is a dangerous piece of legislation that attacks democracy
Senate Bill 1027 seeks to silence voices by creating barriers that favor the political elite and prevent the public from holding elected officials accountable, says Caedmon Brooks of Ralston.
And just like that: Gov. DeSantis signs bill targeting citizen-led ballot initiatives into law
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill adding new hurdles for future citizen-led ballot initiatives Friday night, hours after the Legislature passed the measure. DeSantis, an outspoken critic of Amendment 3 and 4 to legalize marijuana and protect abortion rights, had pushed lawmakers to change the process before the start of the Session. The ACLU of Florida warned that the new law will make future constitutional amendment initiatives impossible. The …
NEW LAW: Florida just made it more challenging to get amendments on ballots
As the Florida legislature struggled to pass a budget late Friday, Governor Ron Desantis signed off on one bill they did pass on what was supposed to be the final day of the session: House Bill 1205.Pitched as the Ballot Initiative Reform bill, HB 1205 passed 28 to 9 in the Florida Senate Friday, and 81 to 30 in the State House the day before. It changes the requirements for getting amendments to the state constitution on ballots.The law is effe…
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