Abortion, pot fails in Florida: Here's how the Sunshine State voted on each amendment

Abortion, pot fails in Florida: Here's how the Sunshine State voted on each amendment

Floridians decided on a variety of issues on Tuesday, including major measures to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana.

Those two amendments failed, failing to reach the 60% threshold.

Here's what else passed and failed:

Voters rejected an amendment that would have made school board elections partisan starting in 2026.

Florida moved to non-partisan school board elections in 1998 to remove politics from decisions on education and curriculum.

Currently, nine states have partisan school board races in the U.S.

"The opposition against Amendment 1 reflects the values of our community, parents, and educators across the state who believe in the importance of keeping partisan politics out...

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