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A federal judge late Tuesday night blocked parts of Florida’s sweeping new crackdown on ballot initiatives but refused to stop provisions that could hamstring efforts to ask voters next year to expand ...
Lawyers for Secretary of State Cord Byrd and Attorney General James Uthmeier have quickly appealed a ruling by a federal ...
Attorney General James Uthmeier and Secretary of State Cord Byrd this week asked a federal appeals court to allow the state ...
A federal judge in Tallahassee mostly denied requests to temporarily block parts of a new Florida law revising rules for citizen-led ballot initiatives from plaintiffs who say it violates the ...
A spokesman for Medicaid expansion says Walker's ruling affirms that its campaign can keep gathering petition signatures ...
Smart & Safe Florida has submitted more than 217,000 valid petition signatures to state elections officials, just shy of the 220,000 signatures that would trigger Florida Supreme Court review of ...
Federal judge weighs blocking Florida ballot initiative law that shortens from 30 to 10 days the length of time to submit signed petitions.
Out-of-State Petition Collector Ban Struck Down, Other Restrictions Remain in Effect A federal judge has blocked a significant portion of a new Florida law that placed additional restrictions on the ...
Citizen initiatives to amend the state constitution took a serious hit in the last legislative session, as the Legislature ...
A federal judge Wednesday approved a request by the Republican Party of Florida to help defend a new law that places additional restrictions on the state’s ballot-initiative process.
Florida ballot initiative law mostly upheld by federal judge, but key part suspended. Stephany Matat, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida. Wed, June 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM UTC. 3 min read.
Federal judge blocks key part of Florida's new ballot initiative law 'The state has categorically barred entire classes of people from participating in the core political speech that is central to ...