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.

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.

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.