On September 9, the Eleventh Circuit voted 2-1 to stay the order of the U.S. District Court that enjoined a new Florida residency requirement for initiative petitioners. The vote was 2-1. The majority consists of Judges Elizabeth L. Branch and Barbara Lagoa, Trump appointees. The dissent is by Judge Nancy Abudu, a Biden appointee. Florida Decides Healthcare v Byrd, 25-12370.
This result is shocking, because residency requirements for petitioners have been struck down in so many states. Both the majority and the dissent list the decisions of U.S. Courts of Appeals, but they don’t mention the many cases decided in U.S. District Courts.
The majority say the new Florida residency requirement is likely constitutional, although that has not yet been formally decided. Here is the order.
Here is a newspaper story about the case.
Here is a copy of the law. House Bill 1205 (2025).
EACH USA STATE IS A ***NATION-STATE***.
INTERNAL ELECTIONS – EXTERNAL OTHERS- NOYB
BALLOT ACCESS PETITIONS ARE *NOT* 1 AMDT PETITIONS
Perhaps circulating petitions doesn’t have to be the only way to propose an initiative. Maybe qualified political parties could propose initiatives at their conventions, and if the parties have a certain number or percentage of registered voters, their initiatives could be put on the ballot.
Could the nation-state of Michigan abridge the freedom of speech of the inmates?
Spambots like AZ don’t have a single physical location. They only live online.