Florida’s abortion ballot measure faces daunting threshold in November

Published June 30, 2024 6:00am ET



In the Sunshine State, abortion will be on the ballot when voters decide on the presidential and Senate races — but unlike those two races, the abortion ballot measure must seek a higher threshold that could be its undoing.

Democrats have tied their hopes for making up ground in Florida — a state becoming increasingly Republican — to the abortion ballot measure, while Republicans have stated their opposition to the measure, and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has reportedly launched a fund to support the opposition.

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