Second attempt at recreational legalization fails
In early February, amendment organizer Smart and Safe Florida found itself at an impasse while trying to get recreational marijuana use on the November 2026 ballot – having 70,000 signatures being invalidated and the …
Recreational marijuana in question
The deadline for collecting enough voter signatures to put proposed amendments to Florida’s constitution on this November’s ballot was yesterday (February 1) but it will likely be a few weeks before we know which measures made …
As we gear up for election season this November, it’s crucial to understand each of the six proposed state constitutional amendments appearing on Florida’s ballot and their potential impacts. In our last two editions, we previewed Amendments 1 & 2…
As we gear up for election season this November, it’s crucial to understand each of the six proposed state constitutional amendments appearing on Florida’s ballot and their potential impacts. In our last edition, we previewed Amendments 1 & 2 and …
As we gear up for election season this November, it’s crucial to understand each of the six proposed state constitutional amendments appearing on Florida’s ballot and their potential impacts. Here and over our next two newsletters, we here at Lisa …
Getting ready for session
Today marks the beginning of the final two weeks of legislative committee meetings leading to the start of the Florida Legislature’s 60-day session on Tuesday, January 9. We see that the Senate President is focusing on …
Flood resilience and taxes on the ballot
Our next election on November 8 includes three proposed amendments to the state constitution, including those that touch on flood mitigation and property taxes. All three were placed on the ballot by the …
Recreational marijuana struck down
The Florida Supreme Court last week ruled that a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would legalize recreational use of marijuana contained misleading language in its 75-word ballot summary. The initiative, which had already collected …
New lawmakers, law
We held our breathe and knew the Florida election was going to be hectic as nearly 9 million Floridians had voted early and by mail as of last Monday morning, which was close to the total number …
With Election Day a week from tomorrow, about one in three registered voters in Florida have already voted. According to the state Division of Elections, 4.77 million Floridians had voted by this past Friday morning, either by mail or in …