Florida

Zipgun

(211 posts) Tue Dec 5, 2023, 08:10 AM Dec 2023

Have you signed the petition? It could be a game changer in Florida next Election Day. At almost 70% on Dec. 1st!

Source: Florida Phoenix

Sponsors of the proposed abortion-rights state constitutional amendment are nearly 270,000 petition signatures away from qualifying for the 2024 general election ballot, presuming the Florida Supreme Court and Attorney General Ashley Moody — who is opposed to the initiative — don’t get in the way.

As of the latest update posted Friday on the Florida Division of Elections website, Floridians Protecting Freedom had collected 621,690 signatures toward the 891,523 they need by Feb. 1 to qualify for the ballot. The total equals 8% of the votes cast in the last presidential election.

Sponsors also need to reach that 8% threshold in at least half of Florida’s 28 congressional districts. As of Friday, they’d reached that mark in four districts — CD 4 in Clay, Duval, and Nassau counties; CD 10, Orange County; CD 13, Pinellas County; and CD 14, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.

Supporters recently began to focus on 10 districts: CD 2, CD 3, CD 7, CD 9, CD 15, CD 16, CD 17, CD 21, CD 22, and CD 23.

Read More: https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/12/01/abortion-rights-initiative-around-270k-petition-signatures-away-from-ballot-goal-will-it-work/

If this gets on the ballot this could be HUGE! The groups behind this effort have done amazing work. Please down load and sing the petition here:
https://floridiansprotectingfreedom.com/petition/

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Have you signed the petition? It could be a game changer in Florida next Election Day. At almost 70% on Dec. 1st! (Original Post) Zipgun Dec 2023 OP

I'm guessing this is for registered Floridians only? KS Toronado Dec 2023 #1

They would not be counted, but there are other Florida residents on DU and people with Friends in Florida. Just trying Zipgun Dec 2023 #2

Done Aviation Pro Dec 2023 #3

Yup, sign sealed and deliverd.. Hey can I change partys and vote twice? It's a repuke thing I hear.... mitch96 Dec 2023 #4

Working hard to get the necessary signatures in CD 21. hay rick Dec 2023 #5

I'm in CD19 on the west coast.. Deuxcents Dec 2023 #6

Thank you for your efforts. I didn't even know this was Zipgun Dec 2023 #7

Yes. My husband and I have both signed and sent in radical noodle Dec 2023 #8

Signed! Got 20 extras to get others to fill out. While I was in the Democratic office hub, ancianita Dec 2023 #9

KS Toronado

(19,615 posts)

1. I'm guessing this is for registered Floridians only?

Reply to Zipgun (Original post)

Tue Dec 5, 2023, 09:29 AM

Dec 2023

Out of State signatures might invalidate the petition?

Zipgun

(211 posts)

2. They would not be counted, but there are other Florida residents on DU and people with Friends in Florida. Just trying

Reply to KS Toronado (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 5, 2023, 10:09 AM

Dec 2023

to spread the word a bit and maybe get more valid signatures. Abortion on the ballot really helps democrats and Florida needs all the help it can get. If we don't do anything we definitely loose. If we try, we might win or at the very least make the GOP spend resources in Florida that it could use elsewhere otherwise.

If you don't live in Florida but know people who do that might sign, please send them the information and the link to sign.

https://floridiansprotectingfreedom.com/petition/

Aviation Pro

(13,491 posts)

3. Done

Reply to Zipgun (Original post)

Tue Dec 5, 2023, 10:38 AM

Dec 2023

And done.

mitch96

(14,691 posts)

4. Yup, sign sealed and deliverd.. Hey can I change partys and vote twice? It's a repuke thing I hear....

Reply to Zipgun (Original post)

Tue Dec 5, 2023, 11:33 AM

Dec 2023

hay rick

(8,240 posts)

5. Working hard to get the necessary signatures in CD 21.

Reply to Zipgun (Original post)

Tue Dec 5, 2023, 04:48 PM

Dec 2023

We have 29,287 out of the needed 35,671. The number that we have would exceed the number needed in many congressional districts. Sadly, most of the South Florida CDs covering urban Miami-Dade and Broward (Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood) are lagging. See the counts here: https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/initiatives/initSignDetailCounty.asp?account=83927&seqnum=1&ctype=CSV&elecyear=2024

Deuxcents

(19,862 posts)

6. I'm in CD19 on the west coast..

Reply to hay rick (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 5, 2023, 07:40 PM

Dec 2023

I’ll go over tomorrow and turn in my petition. Thanks for the reminder 🙏

Zipgun

(211 posts)

7. Thank you for your efforts. I didn't even know this was

Reply to hay rick (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 5, 2023, 08:21 PM

Dec 2023

Happening and wanted to help spread the word. You volunteers are doing the heavy lifting but we can help

radical noodle

(8,677 posts)

8. Yes. My husband and I have both signed and sent in

Reply to Zipgun (Original post)

Wed Dec 6, 2023, 01:29 AM

Dec 2023

I worry the Republicans will find a way to keep it off the ballot.

There were young people at the Walmart here who were registering people to vote and also getting them to sign the abortion rights petition. Awareness is key. I found out about the petition at our local Democratic club meeting, but there are a lot of people who, I am sure, don't know about it.

Great that you're reminding us!

ancianita

(38,690 posts)

9. Signed! Got 20 extras to get others to fill out. While I was in the Democratic office hub,

Reply to Zipgun (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2023, 01:43 PM

Dec 2023

the League of Women Voters of Florida were just dropping off 750 more signed petitions.

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