PAC that led push for Florida’s abortion amendment will fight state’s $328K fine

Floridians Protecting Freedom on Nov. 1 sent a request to the Department of State for an evidentiary hearing on the fine.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida November 20, 2024April 2, 2025

Floridians Protecting Freedom on Nov. 1 sent a request to the Department of State for an evidentiary hearing on the fine.

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Florida’s fight to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution draws big money donations from both sides

The Floridians Protecting Freedom committee raised $417,410 from Aug. 31 through Sept. 6.

by News Service of Florida September 16, 2024April 28, 2025

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Another lawsuit challenges Florida Gov. DeSantis’ anti-abortion amendment website

“Under the guise of providing ‘facts’ to the public, the website contains harmful statements that are fundamentally misleading at best, if not outright false.”

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida September 13, 2024November 7, 2024

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‘Designed to confuse voters’: Florida Supreme Court OKs ‘impact statement’ on costs of abortion amendment

Floridians Protecting Freedom, a political committee backing the proposed amendment, contends it is politicized and misleading.

by Dara Kam and News Service of Florida August 22, 2024September 30, 2024

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PAC working to enshrine abortion into Florida Constitution raises another $7.2 million

Floridians Protecting Freedom is leading efforts to pass what will appear as Amendment 4 on the November ballot.

by News Service of Florida August 19, 2024October 20, 2024

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PAC working to enshrine abortion rights into Florida Constitution raises over $38.7 million

The proposal will appear as Amendment 4 on the November ballot.

by News Service of Florida July 15, 2024May 4, 2025

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PAC working to enshrine abortion into Florida Constitution raises another $293K

The Floridians Protecting Freedom political committee had raised a total of $38.271 million since being formed in spring 2023.

by News Service of Florida July 8, 2024August 26, 2024

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State panel weighs financial impact of Florida’s abortion rights ballot proposal

The panel will meet again July 8 to try to agree on a “financial impact statement.”

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida July 2, 2024July 8, 2024

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PAC working to enshrine abortion into Florida Constitution raises nearly $20 million

From June 1 through June 14, it raised $8.05 million, the new report shows.

by News Service of Florida June 21, 2024September 3, 2024

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State appeals after Florida judge rules that its ‘statement’ on abortion ballot measure is ‘inaccurate’ and ‘misleading’

That statement included caveats about litigation surrounding state abortion laws.

by Jim Saunders, Dara Kam and News Service of Florida June 12, 2024June 13, 2025

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PAC working to enshrine abortion into Florida Constitution raises nearly $11.8 million

Floridians Protecting Freedom committee brought in $11,796,620 in cash from April 1-May 31.

by News Service of Florida June 11, 2024June 12, 2025

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Committee hoping to put abortion rights on Florida’s 2024 ballot collects over 860K signatures

The Florida Division of Elections website Friday showed 863,876 valid petition signatures for the proposal.

by News Service of Florida January 3, 2024March 22, 2024

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Committee aiming to put abortion rights on Florida’s 2024 ballot claims over 1 million signatures

That number surpasses the 891,523 needed by Feb. 1.

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix December 19, 2023September 19, 2024

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Committee aiming to put abortion rights on Florida’s 2024 ballot collects over 750,000 signatures

It also needs the Florida Supreme Court to sign off on the proposed ballot wording.

by News Service of Florida December 15, 2023December 30, 2023

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Committee aiming to put abortion rights on Florida’s 2024 ballot collects nearly 700,000 signatures

Floridians Protecting Freedom will need to submit at least 891,523 valid signatures by Feb. 1.

by News Service of Florida December 11, 2023April 6, 2024

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Committee aiming to put abortion rights on Florida’s 2024 ballot collects over 620,000 signatures

The committee by Feb. 1 will need to submit at least 891,523 valid signatures.

by News Service of Florida December 1, 2023September 21, 2024

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Florida committee working to get abortion rights on the 2024 ballot raises nearly $9 million so far

Floridians Protecting Freedom needs to submit at least 891,523 valid petition signatures to the state by Feb. 1

by News Service of Florida October 12, 2023November 23, 2024

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Ashley Moody is ‘desperate’ to block abortion amendment, says Florida pro-choice group

The Supreme Court needs to sign off on the wording of the amendment before it could go before voters next year.

by News Service of Florida October 11, 2023March 13, 2024

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Florida activists working to get abortion on the 2024 ballot have now raised nearly $5 million

Floridians Protecting Freedom just formed in April.

by News Service of Florida July 11, 2023April 2, 2024

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Committee aiming to put abortion rights on Florida’s 2024 ballot collects over $2.7 million

If the measure reaches the ballot, it would need support from at least 60 percent of voters.

by News Service of Florida June 13, 2023June 4, 2024