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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LWVFL works to advocate for better Florida for all by drafting, supporting and opposing state legislation. Our grassroots membership determines specific legislative goals within various policy issues each year.
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RETURNING CITIZENS
Ending disenfranchisement and discrimination against people with convictions is a priority for the Florida League following the passage of 2018’s Amendment 4.
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Much of LWVFL’s history stems from our work to register, empower and educate voters. We work endlessly to register new voters, host candidate forums and educate the public on various issues.
REDISTRICTING
The League believes congressional districts and government legislative bodies should be apportioned substantially on population. We promote transparent and accountable redistricting processes to end hyper-partisan practices that don’t benefit constituents. We oppose partisan and racial gerrymandering that strips rights away from voters
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Governor Ron DeSantis has rolled out a budget proposal that would develop new armories and establish a secondary paramilitary force in Florida, among other objectives.
Unlike the Florida National Guard, the Florida State Guard would answer solely to the Governor. No federal deployments. No federal missions. No federal dollars. Florida would become the 23rd state with a state guard recognized by the federal government, if successful. ... See MoreSee Less
Gov. DeSantis seeks to resurrect the Florida State Guard, a paramilitary force that answers solely to him
floridapolitics.com
The recommendation includes money for a secondary paramilitary force.Comment on Facebook
Fantastic!!! The State Guard should never be federalized except in an attack on the country.
Stay home and take care of your wife
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Hoping to distinguish Florida as the most military-friendly state in the nation, Gov. Ron DeSantis rolled out a budget proposal Thursday that would develop new armories and establish a secondary paramilitary force in Florida, among other objectives. ... See MoreSee Less
Gov. DeSantis seeks to resurrect the Florida State Guard, a paramilitary force that answers solely to him
floridapolitics.com
The recommendation includes money for a secondary paramilitary force.Comment on Facebook
Rep. Andrew Learned noted the decision to spread a congressional district across Tampa Bay was a major part of a League of Women Voters of Florida legal challenge to the congressional map approved by the Legislature a decade ago.
The courts in 2015 threw out that map and adopted a new one proposed by the League. ... See MoreSee Less
Tyler Sirois stresses House redistricting drafts were for workshopping, not final approval
floridapolitics.com
He dismissed criticism about maps published earlier this week.Comment on Facebook
Did Mr. Sirois just claim that 'facts are partisan', and that factual narrative and rhetoric ‘will not have a place in this committee process’, (then demand that others, 'divest from imputing political fairness to the decision making')? He finds it 'offensive for external groups to use those facts, because he was just too incompetent to evaluate, consider or even know', what they do? WOW, isn’t that the democracy of North Korea?
Ahead of redistricting meetings this week in the Florida House, the Florida League provided legislators with information regarding protecting minority voting rights and preventing political gerrymandering.
It is imperative that Florida's legislators follow the Fair Districts provisions of the state constitution, end map manipulation and create fair districts for all Floridians. ... See MoreSee Less
Florida House panel gets first look at redistricting map without political fireworks
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Draft redistricting maps drawn by Florida House staffers, which were panned by some Democrats and political consultants as an attempt to gerrymander the state, got their first in-depth review by lawma...Comment on Facebook
You may have heard about redistricting, which sounds like a bureaucratic activity that does not interest you.
However, the current redistricting process will determine how influential your vote will be until at least 2032. ... See MoreSee Less
What will your vote be worth in 2022?
www.gainesville.com
We encourage you to go to the Florida redistricting website and urge that the Senate map keep Alachua County in one district.Comment on Facebook
League of Women Voters of Florida President Cecile Scoon has called upon the state Senate to release precinct-level data pertaining to race and voting behavior to allow independent analysis of reapportionment plans now under development. ... See MoreSee Less
League leader unhappy with access to detailed data driving reapportionment - Florida Phoenix
floridaphoenix.com
The president of the League of Women Voters of Florida has called upon the state Senate to release precinct-level data pertaining to race and voting behavior to allow independent analysis of congressi...Comment on Facebook
Given our redistricting experience 10 years ago in the wake of passing the "Fair Districts" Amendment, I'm more concerned about our closed primaries. But, that's just me.