Following continued negative rhetoric towards individuals with disabilities, especially throughout the 2022 election cycle, League of Women Voters of Florida President Cecile M. Scoon, Esq. issues the following statement: "The League of Women Voters of Florida...
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LWV of Florida, Other Organizational Plaintiffs in Florida Redistricting Lawsuit Comment on Election Results
TALLAHASSEE, FL — With litigation ongoing regarding the congressional map passed during Florida’s 2022 redistricting process, the state yesterday held its midterm elections under the state legislature’s congressional map that was pushed through by Governor Ron...
LWV of Florida, Others Request Ballot Cure Extension as Hurricane Nicole Approaches
With hurricane warnings in effect for 240 miles of Florida’s east coast, nonpartisan voting rights groups, including the League of Women Voters of Florida, have called on the Governor and Secretary of State to extend the deadline for fixing problems with mail-in or...
LWV of Florida, Others Request Gov. DeSantis Extend Additional Voting Accommodations Due to Hurricane Ian
The League of Women Voters of Florida and five other civic-minded organizations sent an urgent request to Governor Ron DeSantis to extend additional voting accommodations to the 26 counties that are under a FEMA disaster designation due to Hurricane Ian.
LWV of Florida Request Gov. DeSantis Issue Executive Order Adjusting Voter Registration Deadline In Light of Hurricane Ian
The LWV of Florida and our local chapters in the most severely impacted areas of our state have requested that Governor Ron DeSantis issue an Executive Order moving back the voter registration deadline for the general election from October 11 to October 18.
League of Women Voters of Florida Responds to Governor’s “Major Announcement” of Arrests Made in Tandem with the Office of Election Crimes and Security
In response to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s “major announcement” of arrests made in tandem with the Office of Election Crimes and Security, the League of Women Voters of Florida releases the following statement: The League of Women Voters of Florida unequivocally values...
LWV Statement on Supreme Court Stripping Americans of Constitutional Right to Abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Decision
Today the League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following joint statement in response to the 6 – 3 Supreme Court decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturns...
LWV of Florida, New York, U.S. Respond to SCOTUS New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen Ruling
SCOTUS has ruled that a New York law restricting certain individuals from carrying concealed weapons in public is unconstitutional, effectively weakening gun safety laws around the country. The League of Women Voters of Florida, along side League of Women Voters of...
LWV of Florida Urges State Legislators to Hold Special Session regarding Gun Violence
On June 9, 2022, the League of Women Voters of Florida sent all members of the Florida Legislature a letter requesting they vote in favor of holding a special session to address the growing gun violence epidemic. Since 1989, the League of Women Voters of Florida has...
LWV of Florida and Other Plaintiffs Issue Statement on Supreme Court Declining to Hear Congressional Map Challenge Prior to 2022 Elections
The organizational Plaintiffs in this case, which include the League of Women Voters of Florida, Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Equal Ground Education Fund, and Florida Rising Together, issue the following joint statement in response to the Florida...
LWV of Florida and Other Plaintiffs Issue Statement on First District Court of Appeal Stay in Congressional Map Case
Florida's First District Court of Appeal has issued a stay and reinstated a gerrymandered congressional map drawn by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The organizational Plaintiffs in this case, which include the League of Women Voters of Florida, Black Voters Matter Capacity...
League of Women Voters of Florida Responds to Senate Bill 90 Appellate Stay
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay in League of Women Voters of Florida v. Lee. The initial lawsuit was brought by the League of Women Voters of Florida, Black Voters Matters Fund, Florida Alliance...
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