# @splcenter on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddmi0QKDf_l
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/79112818-splcenter-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-22T20:00:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) — https://gondola.cc/splcenter

## Caption

The ballot initiative process gives voters a powerful way to pass laws directly. But in Florida, a new statute, HB 1205, threatens the future of this process and could have implications far beyond the state.

🎧 Take a listen to the latest from the SPLC's #ApathyIsNotAnOption podcast at the link in our bio.

For this episode, we're joined by guests Avner Shapiro, SPLC senior supervising attorney, and Daniel Smith, uflorida professor of political science, to discuss what’s at stake for voters and our efforts to protect direct democracy.

#DirectDemocracy #VotingRights #Democracy #Florida #BallotInitiatives

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## Tags

democracy, votingrights, apathyisnotanoption, ballotinitiatives, florida, directdemocracy

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