A federal judge has blocked a key part of a new law that imposed additional restrictions on the state’s ballot-initiative process, saying a ban on non-Florida residents and non-U.S. citizens ...

A federal judge largely denied efforts to block Florida law changes to citizen-led petitions, impacting Medicaid expansion and marijuana campaigns for 2026.

Florida ballot initiative law can continue, federal judge says Florida’s law changing how citizen-led amendments get on the ballot was challenged by groups trying for 2026.

A ballot initiative to permit recreational use of marijuana for adults in Florida obtained enough signatures this week to trigger review.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge on Wednesday largely denied a request from petition groups to block parts of a Florida law that changes how citizen-led amendments make it to the ballot.

A federal judge in Tallahassee mostly denied requests to block parts of a new Florida law revising rules for ballot initiatives.

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.

Federal judge weighs blocking Florida ballot initiative law that shortens from 30 to 10 days the length of time to submit signed petitions.

At the center of the legal fight is House Bill 1205, a measure backed by Governor Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers, which raises the bar for citizen-led ballot initiatives.

The Southern Poverty Law Center, Florida Decides Healthcare and the Elias Law Group have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s new law, HB 1205, which restricts citizen-led ballot ...

The group seeking to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida has joined a legal challenge to a newly approved crackdown on ballot initiatives.

The Legislature passed the law after hard-fought battles last fall over proposed ballot initiatives seeking to allow recreational marijuana and ensure abortion rights.