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  1. "Threatening to cancel votes":

    Florida officials allege fraud to kneecap abortion rights amendment

    The last-minute report threatens to "cancel" votes for an amendment to restore abortion rights in the state

    In a last-minute effort ❌to kill a proposed ballot amendment that would #restore #abortion #rights in Florida, state officials are accusing a group that gathered signatures to get the amendment on this year's ballot fraud.
    Florida Deputy Secretary of State #Brad #McVay claimed in a 348-page report released on Friday night that "Floridians Protecting Freedom" paid out-of-state petition circulators to harvest fraudulent signatures. That group that gathered nearly 1 million signatures for the abortion rights effort. 
    The report alleges that “more than 20” of the 911,000 signatures were from now-deceased Floridians.
    Florida law allows voters to add amendments to the state constitution directly, if 60% of voters agree with a given proposal.
    ⚠️Though the election is just three weeks away and ballots have been printed, challenges to the amendment could invalidate votes cast for the initiative. 
    🔥Governor Ron DeSantis’ administration has worked hard to kneecap the rights-restoring proposal,
    💥reportedly sending state troopers to interrogate petition signers and threatening to prosecute television stations that run ads supporting the measure.
    🆘On Thursday, state's Supreme Court ruled DeSantis was not abusing his powers in his attacks on the amendment. 
    ⭐️Florida Democrats warn that the report is just another tactic aimed at killing the effort to repeal the state's DeSantis-enacted six-week abortion ban.

    salon.com/2024/10/12/threateni