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Florida Amendment 4 explained: Abortion before bid for viability

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Florida Amendment 4 explained: Abortion before bid for viability

Election Day 2024 is Tuesday, November 5. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Do you have information about it? 2024 Florida Amendments?

Florida Voters will face six constitutional amendment proposals In the vote on November 5. Each must receive at least 60% of the vote to be included in the Florida Constitution.

Still not sure what each change means and whether to vote “yes” or “no”?

In this story we highlight: Amendment 4 to help you prepare Election DayOn Tuesday, November 5, 2024, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you want to vote in advance for the candidates and the six Florida Amendments, early voting will continue through Sunday, November 3. Hours and days vary by district.

A video playlist at the top of this story and a video at the bottom explain each proposed change in more detail and offer the political expertise of USA TODAY Network-Florida journalists.

Early voting: Here are the times, dates and when it will start in Florida by county.

Florida Amendments of 2024: Amendment 4, the amendment to limit government interference in abortion, or ‘abortion amendment‘

Sponsor: Floridians Preserving Liberty Inc.

Summary: No law shall prohibit, punish, delay or restrict abortion before viability or as necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider. This amendment does not alter the Legislature’s constitutional authority to require notification to a parent or guardian before a minor obtains an abortion.

Florida Amendment 4 in simple terms. What are Florida’s abortion laws?

2024 Florida Amendments announced

Below is a video segment that further explains each of the proposed changes and offers the political expertise of USA TODAY Network-Florida journalists: FLORIDA TODAY’s engagement editor John Torres, (Sarasota) Herald-Tribune-based political reporter John Kennedy, and political correspondent James Call, Works at Tallahassee Democrat

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Florida Pulse panel discusses changes to November election

FLORIDA TODAY’s John A. Torres talks with reporters John Kennedy and James Call about the six state constitutional amendments on the November ballot.

Credit: CA Bridges, USA TODAY Network-Florida

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