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Florida Amendment 4 [1] was a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution, which failed on November 5, 2024. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Through a statewide referendum , the amendment achieved 57% support among voters in the U.S. state of Florida , short of the 60% supermajority required by law.
In 2018, Florida voters passed Amendment 4, which extended voting rights to most former felons who had completed their sentences. [13] Despite passing with 65% of the vote, state officials were slow to implement the updated guidelines, preventing many newly eligible voters from voting for several years. [ 14 ]
Desmond Meade (born July 22, 1967) is a voting rights activist and Executive Director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition. [1] As chair of Floridians for a Fair Democracy, Meade led the successful effort to pass Florida Amendment 4, a 2018 state initiative that restored voting rights to over 1.4 million Floridians with previous felony convictions. [2]
This amendment is a power grab by a company that used its political clout to muscle its way into becoming the industry’s dominant player. I’ll vote NO. Amendment 4 — Right to abortion.
Florida was one of three states that failed to pass legislation regarding abortion rights. How does Florida's six-week ban compare to other states?
A 2010 constitutional amendment that tried to repeal the financing failed, getting less than 53% of the vote. The News Service of Florida contributed. This reporting content is supported by a ...
The focus on the Michigan lawsuit is part of an ongoing campaign to defeat the Florida amendment, which has seen the DeSantis administration pour taxpayer money into TV ads and a state-sponsored ...
Florida Amendment 4, also the Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative, is an amendment to the constitution of the U.S. state of Florida passed by ballot initiative on November 6, 2018, as part of the 2018 Florida elections.