Florida lawmakers are looking to protect voting residents’ ability to petition for changes to its Constitution, months after two proposed amendments made it on the November ballot amid claims and discoveries of fraud and lack of transparency.
“It is the intent of the Legislature to update the reasonable regulations in place for petition circulators; increase transparency and accountability for sponsors of initiative petitions; and deter, prevent, and penalize fraudulent activities related to initiative petitions,” a new bill states.
There are two ways to add an amendment to Florida’s state Constitution: through the state Legislature and through a grass-roots petition signed by a certain percentage of voters from across the state….