The district as a whole submitted 32,411 signatures so far, but needed 34,389 for the district to meet the threshold. The court has scheduled a Feb. 7 hearing on the abortion initiative, which Attorney General Ashley Moody and other opponents are trying to keep off the ballot. The Supreme Court will review the proposed ballot summary and title, the wording that voters see when they go to the polls. The 15-week case also is pending at the Florida Supreme Court. The proposed constitutional amendment has come amid the backdrop of ballot fights in other states after the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022 overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion-rights decision.

Source: New York Times January 06, 2024 02:05 UTC