Category: Florida

The “War on Voting” Extends to Voter Registration Drives

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With an estimated 60 million eligible Americans not registered to vote, our democracy still has a long way to go... Read more

Time Magazine: When Voter Registration is a Crime

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Another Florida high school teacher is facing a $1,000 fine for helping her students register to vote in violation of... Read more

St. Petersburg Times: Promoting Civic Involvement Shouldn’t Be a Crime

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Earlier this week, we blogged about Jill Cicciarelli, a high school teacher in Florida who faced serious fines for helping 50... Read more

New Election Law Blocks High School Voter Registration Drive

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A high school civics teacher in Florida may face thousands of dollars in fines for organizing a voter registration drive... Read more

Project Vote Joins Case Against Florida Voter Suppression Law

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Today, Project Vote and its affiliate, Voting for America, were given permission by the federal district court in Washington, DC,... Read more

Younger Teens Can Register to Vote in Some States Too

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The 2012 election season is already beginning to heat up and with that, we can expect more citizens to register to... Read more

ACLU, Project Vote File to Join Federal Court Review of Voter Suppression Act

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Voting rights groups filed a Motion to Intervene in the United States District Court’s review of the Voter Suppression Act... Read more

Controversial Changes to Florida Election Law Remain in Question

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Today, Florida Secretary of State Kurt Browning announced that the Justice Department approved part of a controversial new election law... Read more

Fla. Avoids DOJ in Seeking Approval of Election Law

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Florida took the more expensive route in seeking pre-clearance of a controversial new election law. On Friday, Secretary of State Kurt Browning... Read more

Partisan Politics Drive Democracy into Reverse

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Just over a week before 46th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act—a cornerstone to civil rights and... Read more