rejected their efforts. Faced with the distinct possibility of the amendment passing, DeSantis is now calling fraud. He’s sticking the Sunshine State’s newly created election police on the case, ordering them to investigate the petition process.
Stay woke with our briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!Over the last week, multiple Floridians who signed the petition backing Amendment 4 have reported that agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement visited their homes.
One voter, Isaac Menasche, said a detective questioned him about his signature and presented him with 10 pages of his personal information. “The experience left me shaken,” he posted on Facebook. “Troubling that so much resources were devoted to this.”DeSantis signed the state’s restrictive and unpopular six-week abortion plan into law last year, in the midst of his failed presidential campaign.
Florida is one of eight states where reproductive rights are on the ballot this November. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe in June 2022, abortion rights have won in every election… even in conservative states such as Ohio and Kansas.