Amendment 4 failed in Florida after not meeting the 60% threshold to pass, according to the Associated Press. Florida voters decided to keep the current abortion law which restricts abortion to the first six weeks of pregnancy.

A majority of Floridians voted to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution. It wasn't enough. Why it matters: Abortion rights advocates across the Southeast had seen Amendment 4 as a lifeline for restoring access that was curtailed after Roe v.

In Florida, constitutional amendments need at least 60% of the vote to be adopted. Amendment 3, which would have allowed people 21 and older to use marijuana without any medical reason, got about 56% of the vote.