Floridians rejected the proposal to enshrine abortion into the state Constitution after they learned it would open the floodgates for taxpayer-funded abortion "at any time" and "for any reason," one pro-life advocate said.
Former President Donald Trump easily won Florida, once a swing state, for a third consecutive time on Tuesday night.
The Florida Senate race was a highlight on the 2024 ballot, and Amendment 4 on abortion rights has drawn national attention.
Amendment 3 was not backed by at least 60% of Florida voters, meaning that recreational marijuana use will remain illegal in the state.
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A strong across-the-board showing by Donald Trump helped propel the Republican former president to victory in Florida, once a preeminent swing state that has increasingly slipped out of Democrats’ grasp.
ABC News is projecting that former President Donald Trump will win Florida's 30 electoral votes. A crucial abortion access ballot measure is projected to fail. Voters in Florida also cast their ballots in several down-ballot contests. The state has long been considered a battleground, but has shifted more Republican in recent years.
A Florida ballot initiative to protect abortion rights narrowly failed, the first defeat for such a measure since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. The proposal, which would have amended the state constitution,
Trump voted in Florida, where it is legal to wear campaign apparel at the polls. Solicitation of voters is not allowed.
(Reuters) - A proposal to amend Florida's state constitution to guarantee abortion rights fell short of the 60% vote threshold needed to pass on Tuesday, becoming the first such measure to fail since the U.S. Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to the procedure in 2022.
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