On May 4, proponents of one particular Florida initiative filed a federal lawsuit to overturn new restrictions on petitioning for Florida initiatives. Florida Decides Healthcare v Byrd, n.d., 4:25cv-211. The lawsuit was filed only two days after the new restrictions, included in House Bill 1205, had been signed into law. Here is the Complaint. Page 21 and the following pages list the challenged restrictions. The first part of the Complaint as a history of previous attempts by the Florida legislature to make it difficult to qualify initiatives.

Among the challenged restrictions is the ban on out-of-state circulators. The case also challenges the fact that the new law goes into effect in the middle of the initiative drive. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Walker, an Obama appointee.

On May 6, Andrew Cuomo, running for Mayor of New York city this year, said he will seek to be on the ballot as an independent, with the label “Fight and Deliver.” He is also seeking the Democratic nomination in the June 2025 primary. See this story.

On May 7, Jefferson Griffin, the Republican nominee for North Carolina State Supreme Court Justice in November 2024, said he will not appeal the federal decision that said the original election results cannot be upset.