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Four Florida voters wanting to release an ad against Amendment Four will soon find out if there voices will be heard.

The voters were banned from airing an ad in Sarasota because of state finance laws that require them to register as a Political Action Committee before pooling money and campaigning. The amendment four opponents say they shouldn’t have to form a committee to speak their mind on air. Attorney Paul Sherman filed a motion for a preliminary injection today, seeking a ruling from the judge by October 26th.

“Laws like Florida’s are a nationwide problem. They exist in every state that has ballot issues. If ordinary Americans can’t get together to speak about those ballot issues, that is a tremendous first amendment issue across the country,” said Sherman.

If a ruling isn’t issued soon, the four voters will lose even if a judge rules in their favor later, because their chance to influence this election will have passed.