{"id":2263,"date":"2025-05-02T15:27:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T19:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/florida\/?post_type=press&#038;p=2263"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:59:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:59:34","slug":"florida-legislature-passes-sweeping-restrictions-to-citizen-led-amendments-floridians-must-demand-a-veto","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/florida\/es\/press\/la-legislatura-de-florida-aprueba-restricciones-radicales-a-las-enmiendas-impulsadas-por-los-ciudadanos-los-floridanos-deben-exigir-un-veto\/","title":{"rendered":"La Legislatura de Florida aprueba restricciones radicales a las enmiendas impulsadas por los ciudadanos; los floridanos deben exigir un veto"},"template":"","class_list":["post-2263","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Lawmakers passed HB1205. This bill imposes harsh restrictions on the citizen-led amendment process and would make it extremely difficult for everyday citizens to get an amendment on the ballot:\r\n","featured_image":"","press_type":149,"authors":"","related_issues":[404,86,92,402],"related_work":[398,400],"location":12},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":true,"person":null,"name":"Kenny Colston","role":"","phone":"","email":"kcolston@commoncause.org"},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los legisladores aprobaron hoy la HB1205, \u00faltimo d\u00eda programado del periodo de sesiones legislativas. Este proyecto de ley impone severas restricciones al proceso de enmiendas impulsado por la ciudadan\u00eda y dificultar\u00eda enormemente que los ciudadanos comunes consigan que una enmienda se incluya en la boleta electoral.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establece un plazo poco realista para enviar firmas de petici\u00f3n<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hace que el proceso de recopilaci\u00f3n de peticiones sea extremadamente costoso para las enmiendas impulsadas por los ciudadanos en el futuro.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amenaza a los voluntarios de la comunidad con posibles multas y cargos por delitos graves por errores honestos.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El pr\u00f3ximo paso para este proyecto de ley es el despacho del Gobernador. Restringir las enmiendas ciudadanas ha sido una de las principales prioridades del Gobernador desde antes del periodo legislativo de 2025, y surge tras su oposici\u00f3n a las enmiendas ciudadanas que se sometieron a votaci\u00f3n en 2024.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Constituci\u00f3n de Florida otorga a los ciudadanos de nuestro estado el derecho a someter asuntos a votaci\u00f3n para que el pueblo de Florida vote sobre ellos, pero esta legislatura ha optado una vez m\u00e1s por restringir este derecho y concentrar a\u00fan m\u00e1s el poder en sus manos. Los floridanos deben actuar llamando a la oficina del gobernador y exigiendo el veto. No podemos quedarnos de brazos cruzados mientras intentan silenciarnos. Nuestro gobernador afirma que somos el &#039;estado libre de Florida&#039;, pero con pol\u00edticas como la HB1205 nos estamos convirtiendo cada vez m\u00e1s en el estado corporativo de Florida, donde solo los ultrarricos pueden hacer o\u00edr su voz. <\/span><b>Amy Keith, directora ejecutiva de Common Cause Florida.<\/b><b>\r\n<\/b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El poder de gobernar reside en el pueblo. La Constituci\u00f3n de Florida pertenece al pueblo de Florida y le otorga la capacidad de gobernarse directamente a s\u00ed mismo mediante un proceso de enmiendas impulsado por la ciudadan\u00eda. Hoy, la Legislatura de Florida vot\u00f3 a favor de restringir severamente nuestro derecho a la autonom\u00eda. No toleraremos restricciones extremas a nuestro derecho a enmendar nuestra propia constituci\u00f3n. Esperen que luchemos por el cambio cuando nuestra legislatura se niegue a servirnos y representarnos. <\/span><b>Adora Obi Nweze, presidenta de la Conferencia Estatal de Florida de la NAACP.<\/b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los j\u00f3venes de toda Florida est\u00e1n indignados. La HB1205 pas\u00f3 hoy su audiencia final, y nuestros legisladores priorizaron el inter\u00e9s pol\u00edtico sobre la voluntad popular. Temen el poder colectivo que hemos demostrado en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, un poder que ha logrado que enmiendas ciudadanas se incluyan en la boleta electoral. Ahora, una vez m\u00e1s, el proceso de enmiendas ciudadanas se est\u00e1 restringiendo sistem\u00e1ticamente, lo que dificulta la participaci\u00f3n de los floridanos comunes en su democracia. Exigimos al gobernador que vete este proyecto de ley y apoye a quienes lo eligieron. <\/span><b>Leydi Amador, organizadora del movimiento estudiantil de Florida, Democracy Now!.<\/b>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Florida Legislature Passes Sweeping Restrictions to Citizen-led Amendments; Floridians Must Demand a Veto - Common Cause Florida<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lawmakers passed HB1205. 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