Still unofficial totals on the Florida Division of Elections website Friday show that the backers of an effort to get an abortion rights state constitutional amendment on the November ballot have collected 910,946 verified signatures over the 891,523 minimum, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
“The fact that we only launched our campaign eight months ago and we’ve already reached our petition goal speaks to the unprecedented support and momentum there is to get politicians out of our private lives and health care decisions,” campaign director Lauren Brenzel told the Sentinel.
The measure still faces a gauntlet in the state’s far-right supreme court, who will have to approve the language in the initiative’s. The court evaluates all proposed citizen ballot initiatives to determine if the language is clear, won’t mislead voters, and deals with a single subject. Batshit evil Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is sure to show up and make a scene at the court’s review hearing on February 7th. After that, the measure has to clear 60 percent with voters in the Sunshine State, not just a simple majority, so it’s going to be a street fight. Still, the turnout will be a bonus for Dems.