Category: Florida

Florida Election Administration Bill Does Not Go Far Enough

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Today, members of the Florida Senate heard a bill that is supposed to address the long lines that affected Florida... Read more

Restoring Voting Rights

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In my experience, most Americans believe in second chances. Yet, in the voting rights world, we have a glaring contradiction.... Read more

State Lawmakers Propose to Start Engaging Voters in High School

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Voter preregistration programs that allow citizens as young as the age of 16 to preregister to vote provide a great... Read more

Congress Holds Hearing on State of Voting Rights

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Today, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing to address The State of the Right to Vote After... Read more

Energetic Voters Cast Early Ballots in Central Florida

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In the latest edition of our “Dispatches from the Polls” series, Project Vote’s Sarah Brannon reports from Central Florida on... Read more

Early Voting Hours Stay in Five Florida Counties; Go Strong in Other States

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Early voting has proven popular in recent elections and as a result, lawmakers have attempted to reduce its power at... Read more

Fla. Assures Court that No Eligible Voter Will Be Purged Before Election

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Washington, DC – Concerned that the state of Florida’s program to remove alleged non-citizens from the voter rolls could wrongfully... Read more

Voter Purge Settlement Protects Right to Vote for Florida Voters

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Today, a settlement was announced in the lawsuit initiated by Advancement Project, Fair Elections Legal Network, Project Vote, SEIU Local... Read more

Early Voting Days are Good for Democracy

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Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Florida failed to prove that its reduction in... Read more

Republican Officials Acknowledge Voter Suppression Motives

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Voting rights advocates have long asserted that restrictive voting laws are only implemented for one reason: suppressing the votes of... Read more