A partisan clash over changing Florida’s Constitution was in full view when a House panel approved a proposal that would make it harder for citizens and groups to put measures on the ballot.

On one side, Democrats said the Legislature would infringe on First Amendment rights by adding hurdles to the citizen-initiative process. But the Republican lawmaker sponsoring the proposal argued changes are needed to “maintain the integrity and purpose of the state Constitution.”

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