Why Florida amendments require 60% of the vote to pass

WUFT | By Áine Pennello

Published November 6, 2024 at 1:03 PM EST

Signs in support of Amendment 4 can be seen near early voting locations. Campaigning on Amendment 4 has seen a flurry of advertising and canvassing to simplify the complex language of the measure into a yes or no vote. (Nicholas Mascilli/WUFT) — Signs in support of Amendment 4 can be seen near early voting locations. The amendment failed to pass despite gaining more than half of the vote. (Nicholas Mascilli/WUFT)

A majority of Floridians voted in support of Amendments 3 and 4, which would have legalized recreational marijuana and enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution. But despite the majority votes, the amendments did not pass.

WUFT’s Aine Pennello explains why.

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Áine Pennello

Áine Pennello is a multimedia reporter and Morning Edition news anchor for the College’s Innovation News Center. She has a background in video news and documentary and most recently worked at WCBS Newsradio in New York City covering local news and the tri-state area. She has also reported internationally, freelancing from Paris and Berlin during the Syrian refugee crisis. During the Syrian Civil War, Pennello reported from the Golan Heights while on a grant from the International Center for Journalists.

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