Florida Policy Institute released the statement below from FPI CEO Sadaf Knight on Amendment 4: “Fifty-seven percent of voters in Florida — nearly 6 million votes — supported Amendment 4, …
The abortion rights measure in Florida 'lost' with 57% of the vote and 1.5 million more votes than the opposition.
And for what it's worth: Amendment 4 got a million more votes than Ron DeSantis did in 2022
After DeSantis used state resources to rail against it, 57% of Floridians still voted for abortion rights.
In nearly any other state, it would have been a victory. But it fell short of FL's high bar of 60% for amendments. via @romyellenbogen@LaurenMPeace https://t.co/mUBejaUB2X
In Florida both Amendment 3 and 4 have majority support but both with fail because Florida Republicans rigged the system to require 60% to pass citizen initiatives.
They essentially filibustered direct democracy in FL.