Category: Florida

Reducing Early Voting Period Could Hurt Black Voters

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Frank Cerabino at the Palm Beach Post questions the impact of a seemingly innocuous early voting provision in a new... Read more

Civil Rights Groups Ask Justice Department to Block Discriminatory Fla. Law

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Project Vote has joined the ACLU Voting Rights Project and the Florida ACLU in asking the Department of Justice to... Read more

Project Vote and ACLU Sue to Block Suppressive Florida Bill

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Today Project Vote is pleased to join the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLUFL) in filing a lawsuit in... Read more

Florida’s New Law a Major Step Backwards for Voting Rights

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Last week, Governor Rick Scott of Florida signed a bill (HB 1355/S 2086) that will make it next to impossible... Read more

St. Petersburg Times: Florida Legislature Cracking Down on Voting?

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In today’s St. Petersburg Times, columnist Howard Troxler writes about how the Florida legislature is considering bills that seem to... Read more

Miami Herald: Republican-Sponsored Elections Bill “Reeks of Partisanship”

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Today in Florida, the House State Affairs Committee is taking up HB 1355, an omnibus election administration bill drafted by... Read more

Florida Attempts to Restrict Voting Rights

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According to the ACLU, about one million Floridians are barred from voting because of felony convictions. But Florida Attorney General... Read more

Florida Moves Forward in Improving Compliance with the NVRA

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On May 15th, the Florida Division of Elections released a new proposed rule (1S-2.048) that–if adopted–would provide for greater compliance... Read more

Election Legislation Monthly Roundup

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Project Vote monitors election legislation in all 50 states and Congress. If you would like to follow election legislation activity,... Read more

A Leap Forward for NVRA Compliance Monitoring in Florida

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Florida is joining a number of states that are utilizing technology to improve compliance with the National Voter Registration Act... Read more