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Florida Amendment 4, also the Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative, is an amendment to the constitution of the U.S. state of Florida passed by ballot initiative on November 6, 2018, as part of the 2018 Florida elections.
Florida Amendment 4 [1] was a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution, which failed on November 5, 2024. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Through a statewide referendum , the amendment achieved 57% support among voters in the U.S. state of Florida , short of the 60% supermajority required by law.
In 2018, Florida voters passed Amendment 4, which extended voting rights to most former felons who had completed their sentences. [13] Despite passing with 65% of the vote, state officials were slow to implement the updated guidelines, preventing many newly eligible voters from voting for several years. [14]
Moms for Liberty, a far-right group that popped up in Florida during the COVID pandemic and has since campaigned nationwide for a variety of conservative causes, is a significant driver of this shift.
A leading Florida House Republican on Wednesday called for passage of funding bills for U.S. allies Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. "The strategic alliance between our most dangerous adversaries, such ...
On the other side are Florida’s Black leaders and national civil rights activists like Al Sharpton. They vow to ignite voter energy and unleash a grassroots movement to remind people that ...
LGBT advocacy groups in Florida hailed the decision, urging the state to pass legislation extending discrimination protections to housing, credit, health care and public accommodations. [87] In February 2021, the Florida Commission on Human Relations, the state's civil rights enforcement agency, announced it will enforce the Bostock ruling.
Article [21753] Except when passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall safely move to the right-hand side of the highway in favor of the overtaking vehicle after an audible signal or a momentary flash of headlights by the overtaking vehicle, and shall not increase the speed of his or her vehicle until completely ...