Court Rejects Florida’s Ballot Measure Against Reform Law

On Tuesday, the Florida Supreme Court ruled against a state ballot initiative challenging the individual mandate in the federal health reform law, voting 5-2 to exclude the referendum from the November ballot. In their ruling, the justices said that the proposed initiative contained "misleading and ambiguous language," adding, "Currently our only recourse is to strike the proposed constitutional amendment from the ballot."

• "Florida Voters Can't Strip Down Obama Health Care Bill, Judge Rules" (Richey, Christian Science Monitor, 8/31).