Amendment 4

One issue centers on a website state health officials launched to advocate against the proposal to expand abortion rights in Florida. Other states with similar measures are also facing roadblocks this ahead of the November election.

The deputy secretary of state has asked election supervisors in Hillsborough, Orange, Osceola and Palm Beach counties to gather roughly 36,000 signatures to review.

The 6-1 ruling rejects arguments from the committee promoting the measure after months of legal wrangling. The revised financial statement will appear on the ballot with Amendment 4.

During a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach. the former president says he’ll announce his position on Amendment 4 at a later date.

Amendment 4 supporters accused the members of the Financial Impact Estimating Conference of misleading voters by including that the measure could lead to Medicaid-funded abortions and costly lawsuits.

A state Supreme Court ruling upholding Florida's 15-week ban means a six-week ban can go into effect in 30 days. Advocates who help people access abortions say this will make it harder for patients around the Southeast to get care.

The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition has been nominated this year. The winner will be announced later in 2023.

Ten Florida men with felony convictions have been charged with voter fraud because prosecutors say they registered and voted illegally. Critics say the punishments are unfair.

Desmond Meade was recently named as a MacArthur Foundation fellow for 2021 — commonly known as a “genius" grant. He discusses honor and his activism in passing Amendment 4 in 2018.

Meade led the successful 2018 effort to enact Amendment 4 in 2018.

Hundreds of thousands of Floridians could be eligible to get their civil rights restored.

Here is how Florida voted on the ballot amendments during the 2020 general election.