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Bill to neuter citizen-led ballot initiatives clears last House committee stop
Democrats and other critics slammed Republicans for trying to destroy the citizen-led constitutional amendment process during a House committee hearing.
“This bill, as currently written, really is just a death knell for the citizen-led ballot initiatives,” said Democrat Rep. Lindsay Cross.
Despite an hour of public testimony against HB 1205, the House State Affairs Committee advanced the bill in its final committee stop with a 17-7 party-line vote.
“Our citizen initiative petition process is broken, and we are the ones that must fix it,” argued Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, a Fort Myers Republican who sponsored the bill. “This process has been taken over by out-of-state fraudsters looking to make a quick buck and by special interest intent on buying their way into the constitution.”
The proposed changes to the ballot initiative process come after last year’s abortion rights initiative fell short of the 60% threshold to pass.
“This bill, as currently written, really is just a death knell for the citizen-led ballot initiatives,” said Democrat Rep. Lindsay Cross.
Despite an hour of public testimony against HB 1205, the House State Affairs Committee advanced the bill in its final committee stop with a 17-7 party-line vote.
“Our citizen initiative petition process is broken, and we are the ones that must fix it,” argued Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, a Fort Myers Republican who sponsored the bill. “This process has been taken over by out-of-state fraudsters looking to make a quick buck and by special interest intent on buying their way into the constitution.”
The proposed changes to the ballot initiative process come after last year’s abortion rights initiative fell short of the 60% threshold to pass.
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/728504-bill-to-neuter-citizen-led-ballot-initiatives-clears-last-house-committee-stop/