Florida voters decided against an abortion-rights amendment Tuesday, leaving in place a six-week abortion ban.

The measure, which, due to Florida’s uniquely high bar for ballot initiatives, required a 60% supermajority to pass. Florida was one of 10 states voting on abortion-related ballot measures on Election Day. The others need just a simple majority to pass.

Florida’s amendment would have enshrined abortion into Florida’s constitution up to about 24 weeks, and would have prevented the state from passing laws to “prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion” until that point.

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