Florida abortion rights group ‘confident’ it has enough signatures for 2024 ballot

The group that is supporting a constitutional amendment to protect abortion access in Florida is confident that it has gathered enough signatures to qualify for the 2024 ballot. 

However, the fate of the ballot measure still depends on the state's conservative Supreme Court, even if the required 891,523 verified petitions are collected by the Feb. 1, 2024, deadline. 

According to the Department of State, as of Tuesday, election officials have confirmed 753,771 of the petitions submitted by Floridians Protecting Freedom, and more are still being verified. The group plans to submit 1.4 million petitions by the end of this month.