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The poll of 1,000 Florida registered voters shows 32% are unsure. The proposal requires 60% of the vote to pass. Also, a majority said a six-week abortion ban that takes effect May 1 is "too strict."
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Support for Republicans and former President Donald Trump has been building over the last eight years in majority-Hispanic Miami-Dade County and in Florida, but Democrats believe they have found a winning issue in supporting abortion access.
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Florida is one of 10 states where the Affordable Care Act's expansion of Medicaid for low-income adults has not been implemented.
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Under the proposal, constitutional amendments would need support from 66.67 percent of voters to pass, up from the current 60 percent.
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The signature totals posted Friday on the Division of Elections website showed that the largest number of valid signatures, 54,277, had been collected in Congressional District 14 in Hillsborough and Pinellas.
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Some of the cases that will go before the state Supreme Court involve ballot referendums, with issues including abortion and marijuana. The court will also hear a challenge over a new redistricting map.
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The committee needs the Florida Supreme Court to sign off on the proposed ballot wording.
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The University of North Florida poll sampled voters across the state from Nov. 6- 26. Of the 716 registered voters who participated, 277 were completed via telephone and 439 online.
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Attorneys for Floridians Protecting Freedom wrote that the meaning of “viability” in the context of abortion has long been understood. Attorney General Ashley Moody contents otherwise.
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The 600,000 signatures garnered so far means the proposal can go before the Florida Supreme Court for review.
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While the proposed constitutional amendment for recreational use topped the signature threshold, it still must clear another major hurdle — Florida Supreme Court approval.
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Voters will decide on three constitutional amendments, including two that would provide property-tax breaks and a third that will decide on the future of the Constitution Revision Commission.