The Legislature is jockeying over details in fight over citizen-led petitions

Florida GOP lawmakers create new hurdles for citizens' initiative process

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The Legislature is jockeying over details in fight over citizen-led petitions

In a bill changing the citizen-led constitutional amendments, lawmakers debated Thursday the number of petitions volunteers could collect before they must register as an official petition circulator and undergo two hours of online training. Otherwise, they risk a third-degree felony and going to prison, while the petition sponsor could face a heavy fine. The Senate passed HB 1205 on Thursday, which would allow people to collect their own and the…

Florida Legislature Passes Bill Attacking Citizen-Led Amendment

Today, the Florida Legislature passed House Bill 1205, attacking citizen-led amendments. If the Governor signs this bill into law, it would make it nearly impossible for everyday Floridians to pass citizen-led amendments in the future.

Ping-Pong: Senate Sends Ballot Amendment Bill Back to House, Refuses Their Version

TALLAHASSEE—With just a day left in a meandering Session, the Florida Senate is forcing the House into limited options on a bill overhauling the petition process: consider the Senate version, try to push their own version through, or buck the governor and let the measure die.  If lawmakers can’t agree by midnight tomorrow—the final day of the 60-day legislative session—on SB 7016, a sweeping overhaul of the ballot amendment process, the Gov. Ron…