Florida Decides federal lawsuit against a new law with stiff fines on citizen initiatives violates First Amendment rights.

Three days after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill (HB 1205) making it more challenging to place citizen-led ...

The bill includes a number of proposals that Democrats say will allow only the wealthy to participate in the process of ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t think there’s such a thing as a citizen’s initiative, saying that the process is dominated by ...

Proposed constitutional amendments won’t appear on the ballot this fall, but elections for seats in the state House will ...

Republican lawmakers say the new law is an attempt to prevent fraud. Those suing say it's damaging to democracy.

Governor DeSantis echoed that sentiment on social media, saying the bill would "combat petition fraud and prevent the special interest-abuse of our constitutional amendment process." Critics argue ...

Florida Decides HealthCare said in a press release that the new law is unconstitutional and “significantly undermines Florida’s citizen-led constitutional amendment process” by enacting “s ...

Ron DeSantis approved Friday that changes the state’s ballot initiative process. The campaign, Florida Decides Healthcare, is pushing for a proposed constitutional amendment in 2026. To get on ...

Florida Decides Healthcare argues the law aims to suppress citizen involvement in the amendment process. A group backing a 2026 proposed constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid has filed a ...