Summary
Florida voters narrowly defeated an abortion-rights ballot initiative on Tuesday, preserving the state’s six-week abortion ban.
The measure’s defeat is a significant victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis ®, whose administration actively opposed the amendment through legal challenges, public agency ads, and investigations. The measure required a 60% supermajority to pass—the highest threshold in the U.S.—and would have protected abortion rights up to 24 weeks.
Florida is now the first state to reject an abortion rights amendment since Roe v. Wade was overturned, limiting abortion access across the Southern U.S.
What the fuck is going on in Florida? Was the wording confusing or something? It’s such an outlier compared to even other conservative states with similar ballot measures.
Edit: I just read about the 60% threshold, and thanks to who’s who pointed it out.
wtf man…yeah enjoy your “victory”.
It’s because the measure needed 60% to pass, and “only” managed 57.4%…
…tyranny of the minority reins in Florida.
Also, the governor practiced some pretty aggressive voter intimidation. Cops straight up knocking on supporters doors. Dude is scum.
Florida is a solidly red state in which Trump is winning by a 13 point margin with most of the votes counted. The amendment has 57% to Trump’s 56.2% at the time of this comment.
Some states require a simple majority, but Florida’s ballot measures require 60%.
You should have seen the non stop ads for the pro life movement…blatant lies and fear mongering. I don’t understand how that level of misinformation is legal to put in an ad.
It got 57% of the vote…so 57% people are decidedly pro choice but still voted against Harris for an anti choice candidate.
one way to look at this is that billionaires have been effective at branding democrats as like satan worshipping demons. The two greatest barriers to democracy in america are citizens united and the electoral college.
I tried. Twice. I sent a petition to get it on the ballot, and then I voted for it. Sorry the rest of the people in this state sucks so much.
Don’t worry, Trump will cut the migrant workers out of the construction field, so your home insurance costs are going to rise, those were low before right?
As if I can afford to own my home, lol
Touche. Lol
Excellent job, Florida. Please keep attracting more red hats to your state.
Disney gonna leave.
