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Civil Rights Groups File ‘Most Expansive’ Lawsuit Against Florida Over Voter Purging

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To date, dozens of Floridians and U.S. citizens have come forward stating that they were wrongly identified as “non-citizens” and are at risk of losing their right to vote. Read more

Voter advocates sue Fla. over purge

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“This program clearly is using faulty data to purge people from the rolls." Read more

More Lawsuits Over Florida Voter Purge

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Civil and voting rights organizations filed suit today alleging the purge violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which bans discrimination in voting practices. Read more

Voting Rights Coalition Files Suit Over Florida Voter Purge

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“This lawsuit will protect eligible voters in every county in Florida from walking into a polling place only to find that the state has erroneously decreed they cannot participate in this election,” Catherine M. Flanagan of Project Vote said. Read more

Voting Rights Organizations Challenge Florida Voter Purge Program

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Today, civil and voting rights organizations filed a lawsuit on behalf of Florida plaintiffs affected by Gov. Rick Scott's illegal voter purge program. Read more

Voter groups file suit against state to stop non-citizen voter purge

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Voter groups and two Miami-Dade women who were wrongly targeted in the state’s non-citizen voter purge sued the state today in U.S. District Court in Miami. Read more

Coalition of voting rights groups the latest to sue Rick Scott on voting purge

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"Florida has an ugly history of illegally removing eligible voters in election years," said Catherine M. Flanagan of Project Vote. Read more

Florida hit with new lawsuit over voter purge effort

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Florida was hit with a new lawsuit on Tuesday over its efforts, under Republican Governor Rick Scott, to purge non-citizens from the state's voter rolls. Read more

Voting Rights Victory in Virginia

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Friday, after a two-year legal battle, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a lower court’s ruling for the plaintiffs in Project Vote v. Long, a precedent-setting case brought by voting rights advocates to ensure the transparency of the voter registration and voter roll maintenance processes. Read more

New voting purge lawsuit emerges

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A coalition of voting groups plan to file a lawsuit tomorrow over Gov. Rick Scott's non-citizen voting purge that has set off a dispute between the state and the Obama administration. Read more