The Legislature is on the verge of putting a measure on the 2022 ballot that would raise the existing 60% voter threshold for amending the Constitution to a two-thirds majority.

HJR 61 by Rep. Rick Roth, R-Palm Beach Gardens, is scheduled for a House vote on April 20. A companion, SJR 1238 by Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, R-Doral, makes its final committee stop in Rules the same day.

At an April 14 Judiciary Committee meeting, Roth said protecting the Constitution is paramount after government imposed lockdowns to fight COVID-19, and “citizens’ rights are under attack everywhere.”