A possible mistake on the ballot in South Florida has sparked a lawsuit and could potentially cause issues for the push for legalizing medical marijuana.

South Florida voter says her mail-in ballot is missing Amendment 2

She's filed lawsuit against Broward County Supervisor of Elections



Office investigating, no indication if an isolated instance or widespread

Making sense of Amendment 2

According to a Broward County voter, Amendment 2 was missing from her mail-in ballot.

Amendment 2 allows medical use of marijuana for individuals with debilitating medical conditions as determined by a licensed Florida physician. It also allows caregivers to assist patients’ medical use of marijuana.

The woman's attorney, Norm Kent, filed a lawsuit on Thursday. Kent, who is suing Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes, said, "The end result could be catastrophic and cataclysmic."

Kent, who said he is also seeking some type of fix to the issue, added that if there is one incorrect ballot out there, there could be more.

It is a local issue because county supervisors are in charge of the printing of the ballots. However, the issue could have statewide implications given the fact that medical marijuana narrowly failed when it was on the ballot two years ago, and Broward County is home to a large number of pro-medical marijuana voters.

According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Snipes said her staff is investigating and that her office has not received calls of other ballots missing the amendment.