Early voting: Yes or no on Florida Amendment 4? Government interference with abortion explained
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5. Voters will be faced with 6 constitutional amendment proposals on the ballot.
Florida’s Amendment 4 on abortion failed with 57% of votes. What happened?
More than 6 million Florida voters, representing 57% of the vote, cast their ballot in favor of Amendment 4 on Election Day Tuesday. Yet, the abortion measure failed to pass despite 1.5 million more Floridians voting "yes" on the amendment rather than "no."
A majority voted to protect abortion rights in Florida. It wasn’t enough.
Abortion has been a key campaign issue since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to the procedure in 2022, voting to overturn Roe v Wade. Florida law bars abortions after six weeks unless strict conditions are met, such as: two doctors saying ...
Florida’s abortion rights amendment fails despite getting 57% of the vote
Florida’s voters were asked whether the state’s constitution should say that “no law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider.”
Florida’s abortion amendment fails, leaving 6-week ban in place
Florida’s abortion-rights ballot initiative fell short of passing on Tuesday, leaving in place a six-week abortion ban that has helped restrict access across almost all of the Southern U.S.
Florida Rejects Marijuana Legalization as Voters Approve Voting Rights
Governor Ron DeSantis argued against marijuana legalization, claiming it would hamper tourism and leave a weed stench in the air.
Whether amendments rise or fall, Florida fight over abortion and marijuana isn't over
If voters opt to enshrine abortion rights in the Florida constitution, a top Republican vows to push their own amendment next election cycle to undo it.
AP Race Call: Constitutional Amendment That Protects Abortion Fails in Florida
A measure that would have protected abortion rights in Florida’s state constitution failed Tuesday after not meeting the 60% threshold to pass
Florida's six-week abortion ban to stay in place after voters reject Amendment 4
MIAMI - Florida's six-week abortion ban will remain law after voters rejected Amendment 4, a measure that would have enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution. The amendment failed to reach the 60% threshold needed to pass,
Florida, two other states defy trend and vote down abortion rights
(Reuters) -Voters approved most of the referendums expanding the right to abortion in U.S. states on Tuesday, while Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota rejected such measures, giving anti-abortion advocates their first victories since the U.
Four states vote to protect abortion access, while efforts fail in Florida, S. Dakota
Abortion rights are on the ballot Tuesday in 10 states as voters continue to contend with the fallout of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade.
Defeating Florida's Abortion Referendum Was a Win for Women | Opinion
With the backing of good laws like Florida's that allow us to provide comprehensive care for pregnant women, and with doctors ...
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A majority of Floridians voted for abortion rights, but GOP lawmakers aren’t swayed
Supporters of Amendment 4 say the result shows voters don’t want a six-week abortion ban. But Republican lawmakers, reelected ...
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Abortion Ballot Results: Florida And Nebraska Reject New Protections, Montana Passes Abortion Rights Amendment
A ballot measure seeking to legalize abortion in Florida narrowly failed Tuesday even as a majority of Floridians supported ...
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Florida abortion rights ballot measure falls short of 60% requirement, making it first to fail
Abortion rights advocates have prevailed on all seven measures that have appeared since 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court ...
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Florida is the first state to reject an abortion-rights measure
Florida’s current law will stand: it bans abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy ... While one famous Floridian, ...
Abortion rights amendment's passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri
Abortion rights advocates prevailed on seven ballot measures across the U.S. in Tuesday's election and lost on three. The ...
Abortion rights advocates win in 7 states, clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in Florida
Voters in Missouri cleared the way to undo one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans in one of four victories for abortion rights advocates, while Florida defeated a similar ...
Florida lawmakers unlikely to change abortion, marijuana laws despite voter support
As Gov. Ron DeSantis campaigned against Florida’s abortion and marijuana amendments, a key argument he made was that state law, not the constitution, is where changes should be made. Now that both ...