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Judge Allows Florida Republican Party to Defend Law Restricting Citizens' Ballot Measures
A federal judge Wednesday approved a request by the Republican Party of Florida to help defend a new law that places additional restrictions on the state’s ballot-initiative process.
The party on Tuesday filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the law, which was passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature on May 2 and quickly signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The law is one in a series of steps that Republican leaders have taken to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments — and came after fierce fights in 2024 about ballot proposals on recreational marijuana and abortion. Supporters of the law’s restrictions have contended that they are needed to prevent fraud, particularly in the petition-gathering process for initiatives.
“The court’s resolution of the important questions here will have significant implications for RPOF (the Republican Party of Florida) — and its members, candidates, voters, and resources —as RPOF continues its work to ensure that Florida’s citizen initiative process is lawful and free from fraud,” lawyers for the party wrote in a legal memo Tuesday supporting the request to intervene.
The party on Tuesday filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the law, which was passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature on May 2 and quickly signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The law is one in a series of steps that Republican leaders have taken to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments — and came after fierce fights in 2024 about ballot proposals on recreational marijuana and abortion. Supporters of the law’s restrictions have contended that they are needed to prevent fraud, particularly in the petition-gathering process for initiatives.
“The court’s resolution of the important questions here will have significant implications for RPOF (the Republican Party of Florida) — and its members, candidates, voters, and resources —as RPOF continues its work to ensure that Florida’s citizen initiative process is lawful and free from fraud,” lawyers for the party wrote in a legal memo Tuesday supporting the request to intervene.
https://flaglerlive.com/judge-allows-florida-republican-party/
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