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Florida lawmakers have passed a bill to add hurdles for citizen-led initiatives, which critics argue will make it difficult and expensive for grassroots campaigns to get measures on the ballot. The bill includes penalties for collecting more than 25 signed petitions without registering as a petition circulator, shorter deadlines for returning petitions, and restrictions on who can collect signatures. Voting rights advocates say this trend undermines the promise of direct democracy.

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