The League of Women Voters of Florida
Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.
The League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL) is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government, working to increase understanding of major policy issues, and advocating for legislative changes and policies for the public good.
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LWV of Florida President Pens Op-ed | ‘Anti-woke’ legislation threatens our civil rights
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Governor DeSantis Signs Election Crimes Law Expanding Statewide Prosecutor’s Power to Target People with Past Convictions; Civil and Voting Rights Groups Respond
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League of Women Voters of Florida, Other Civil Rights Groups Denounce Passage of Senate Bill 4B that Worsens Florida’s Broken Voting Rights Restoration System
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LWV of Florida Encourages Individuals with Disabilities to Increase Political Participation, Run for Office
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Rep. Beltran (R-Riverview) has filed an amendment to the permitless carry proposal in the House (HB 543) that calls for allowing open carry in Florida.
The measure has cleared all of its committees in both the House and Senate – and will go before the full House later this week – with the open carry amendment attached to it. ... See MoreSee Less
'Open carry' is now on the table as permitless carry bill goes to the House floor - Florida Phoenix
floridaphoenix.com
The permitless/”constitutional” carry bill that has been moving its way through the Florida Legislature over the past month has been dominated by gun rights supporters pushing Republican legislato...Comment on Facebook
Wild west...stupid idea appealing to NRA for election funds
Horrible.
None of the cases brought by the state so far point to a widespread voter fraud scheme like the kind the Office of Election Crimes and Security was established to find. In many cases, the people prosecuted said they believed they were eligible to vote. Indeed, the state issued them voter registration cards.
The voters, in essence, were trapped: The state granted them the permission to vote, and then prosecuted them for it. ... See MoreSee Less
DeSantis’ election police have largely flopped in Florida voter prosecutions. A new law aims to change that
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A new Florida law gives Gov. Ron DeSantis’ prosecutors power to pursue more election-related cases, after several cases pursued by his Office of Election Crimes and Security unit did not end in conv...Comment on Facebook
They've also refused to enforce a real matter of election law in Escambia County
They should sue the state for fraud.
And Florida is deciding to leave ERIC, which actually does combat voter fraud!
The oncoming reality that all students will be offered school vouchers regardless of income has the state’s largest teacher’s union pushing back, saying universal vouchers will “make a bad situation worse.”
“This bill is going to make life tougher for a lot of kids,” said Andrew Spar, Florida Education Association (FEA) President. “It will mean fewer resources in their schools, and fewer teachers and staff to meet their day-to-day needs.” ... See MoreSee Less
State's largest teachers' union slams school choice legislation 'checks to millionaires'
floridapolitics.com
The legislation that could transform education is speeding toward the Governor's desks.Comment on Facebook
Will the Senate put a cap on the bill before they vote on it? Representative Tuck says it will only cost $209.6 million. If she truly believes that, then she should be willing to put a cap on it. We also need a guarantee that it won’t hurt the public schools, but what this bill is doing is going in the opposite direction of that: PCB PKA 23-01 is a disaster for public education funding.
A Florida lawmaker acknowledged this week that his proposed sexual health bill would ban girls from talking about their menstrual cycles in school.
Whether any amendments will be made to the bill to allow for young girls to talk about their periods in school remains unclear. ... See MoreSee Less
Florida bill would ban young girls from discussing periods in school
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The bill could be amended, Republican state Rep. Stan McClain said, after he acknowledged that it would prohibit talk of menstrual cycles until sixth grade.Comment on Facebook
He thinks periods are "yucky" -- that's for sure!
He's a Bloody Fool
How perverse.
F*cking IDIOTS!
What an ass!
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Florida leaving the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) will make Florida's elections less secure. Full stop. The chance of voter fraud will go up. Confidence that elections are free and fair will decrease.
This didn’t have to happen, but state officials are paying more attention to online conspiracy theories than verifiable facts, and all citizens of Florida, conservative, liberal, and everywhere in between, will pay the price. ... See MoreSee Less
Juanica Fernandes: Withdrawing from ERIC will make Florida elections less secure
floridapolitics.com
We can only hope that at some point in the future, sanity will return.Comment on Facebook
Our Supervisor of Elections was so glad to finally access ERIC!
Florida is no longer free😕Republicans don’t want fair elections.
Terrible
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Shameful. A Florida House committee advanced a bill that would restrict abortion to the first six weeks of pregnancy in nearly all cases, before some women know they’re pregnant — despite an ongoing lawsuit challenging Florida's 15-week abortion ban. ... See MoreSee Less
After emotional testimony, bill banning abortion at 6 weeks of pregnancy moves forward
t.co
The legislation allows exceptions for rape or incest, but only up until 15 weeks and with documentation.Comment on Facebook