Constitutional Amendments

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.

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.

The committee needs the Florida Supreme Court to sign off on the proposed ballot wording.

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.

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.

The 600,000 signatures garnered so far means the proposal can go before the Florida Supreme Court for review.

While the proposed constitutional amendment for recreational use topped the signature threshold, it still must clear another major hurdle — Florida Supreme Court approval.

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.

The proposal would allow would allow people 21 or older to grow and use marijuana, with a cap of 18 plants per household.

Chuck O'Neal, chairman of the Florida Rights of Nature Network, discusses the impact five amendments to the Florida constitution will have across the state.

A political committee backed by two major online sports-betting platforms has filed a proposed constitutional amendment to appear on the 2022 ballot.

To get on the 2022 ballot, the committees would need to submit 891,589 valid petition signatures for each initiative and receive approval of the proposed ballot wording from the Florida Supreme Court.