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Related: About this forumHave you signed the petition? It could be a game changer in Florida next Election Day. At almost 70% on Dec. 1st!
Source: Florida Phoenix
Sponsors of the proposed abortion-rights state constitutional amendment are nearly 270,000 petition signatures away from qualifying for the 2024 general election ballot, presuming the Florida Supreme Court and Attorney General Ashley Moody who is opposed to the initiative dont get in the way.
As of the latest update posted Friday on the Florida Division of Elections website, Floridians Protecting Freedom had collected 621,690 signatures toward the 891,523 they need by Feb. 1 to qualify for the ballot. The total equals 8% of the votes cast in the last presidential election.
Sponsors also need to reach that 8% threshold in at least half of Floridas 28 congressional districts. As of Friday, theyd reached that mark in four districts CD 4 in Clay, Duval, and Nassau counties; CD 10, Orange County; CD 13, Pinellas County; and CD 14, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.
Supporters recently began to focus on 10 districts: CD 2, CD 3, CD 7, CD 9, CD 15, CD 16, CD 17, CD 21, CD 22, and CD 23.
Read More: https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/12/01/abortion-rights-initiative-around-270k-petition-signatures-away-from-ballot-goal-will-it-work/
If this gets on the ballot this could be HUGE! The groups behind this effort have done amazing work. Please down load and sing the petition here:
https://floridiansprotectingfreedom.com/petition/
KS Toronado
(19,580 posts)Out of State signatures might invalidate the petition?
Zipgun
(211 posts)to spread the word a bit and maybe get more valid signatures. Abortion on the ballot really helps democrats and Florida needs all the help it can get. If we don't do anything we definitely loose. If we try, we might win or at the very least make the GOP spend resources in Florida that it could use elsewhere otherwise.
If you don't live in Florida but know people who do that might sign, please send them the information and the link to sign.
https://floridiansprotectingfreedom.com/petition/
Aviation Pro
(13,457 posts)And done.
mitch96
(14,658 posts)hay rick
(8,212 posts)We have 29,287 out of the needed 35,671. The number that we have would exceed the number needed in many congressional districts. Sadly, most of the South Florida CDs covering urban Miami-Dade and Broward (Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood) are lagging. See the counts here: https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/initiatives/initSignDetailCounty.asp?account=83927&seqnum=1&ctype=CSV&elecyear=2024
Deuxcents
(19,728 posts)Ill go over tomorrow and turn in my petition. Thanks for the reminder 🙏
Zipgun
(211 posts)Happening and wanted to help spread the word. You volunteers are doing the heavy lifting but we can help
radical noodle
(8,594 posts)I worry the Republicans will find a way to keep it off the ballot.
There were young people at the Walmart here who were registering people to vote and also getting them to sign the abortion rights petition. Awareness is key. I found out about the petition at our local Democratic club meeting, but there are a lot of people who, I am sure, don't know about it.
Great that you're reminding us!
ancianita
(38,580 posts)the League of Women Voters of Florida were just dropping off 750 more signed petitions.