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In Florida, Bid to Cut Voter Rolls Is Set Back

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Gov. Rick Scott’s effort to remove voters who are not American citizens from voter registration rolls has suffered a one-two punch in the past week. Read more

Florida Purge Program Was Illegal, Rules Federal Court

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Marking a major victory for Florida voters, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled on Tuesday that Florida’s 2012 voter purge program violated federal law. Read more

Rick Scott’s voter purge was illegal: Court

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Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott’s badly flawed purge of the voter rolls before the 2012 election was illegal, a federal court ruled Tuesday. Read more

Post mea culpa, Florida still at odds with civil rights groups on 2012 purge

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“Florida has a history of purging eligible voters, and we need to make sure that history does not repeat itself.” Read more

Florida Voter Purge Lawsuit Heads Back to Court

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Florida’s 2012 voter purge program goes to court again on Thursday, when a three-judge panel hears oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging the initiative. Read more

Florida Assures Court that No Eligible Citizen Will Be Wrongfully Removed from Voter Rolls Before Election

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According to Secretary of State Detzner, “there is no chance that a citizen will be erroneously removed from the voter rolls before Election Day.” Read more

Voter Purge Settlement Protects Right to Vote for Florida Voters

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Under a settlement agreement announced today, Florida will reverse the effects of an illegal purge program that resulted in many eligible voters being purged from the rolls.   Read more

Florida Essentially Gives Up on Voter Purge Efforts

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The state of Florida has backed down in their attempts to purge voter-rolls of suspected non-citizens. Read more

Advocates Ask Secretary Husted and Board of Elections Officials to Support Early Voting Hours

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Today, Secretary of State Husted took a step towards improving voter access by announcing the availability of an online change of address system for existing voter registrations. Read more

Longtime voter’s eligibility questioned in Volusia

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Eileen Selis was born in Pennsylvania, and has voted in almost every presidential election since Dwight D. Eisenhower's re-election in 1956. But that hasn't stopped the state of Florida from questioning her right to vote. Read more