For Immediate Release: May 24, 2023 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the League of Women Voters of Florida, represented by Campaign Legal Center (CLC), sued Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Secretary of State Cord Byrd to block provisions of Florida’s recently...
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LWV of Florida To Support Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion
A coalition entitled “Floridians Protecting Freedom” has launched a citizen-led ballot initiative campaign to give women the right to seek abortions up to viability. Florida voters want women to have the chance to ensure that their personal medical decisions are...
League of Women Voters of Florida Denounces Final Passage of Anti-Voter Election Package (Senate Bill 7050)
In response to the final passage of Florida’s Senate Bill 7050 today (April 28, 2023), the League of Women Voters of Florida President Cecile M. Scoon, Esq. offers the following statement: “The League of Women Voters of Florida expresses deep disappointment in...
LWV of Florida President Pens Op-ed | ‘Anti-woke’ legislation threatens our civil rights
Originally published in the Orlando Sentinel on February 28, 2023. February marks Black History Month, a time to celebrate the resilience, strength, andachievements of the Black community. This February also serves as a precursor for Florida’supcoming legislative...
Governor DeSantis Signs Election Crimes Law Expanding Statewide Prosecutor’s Power to Target People with Past Convictions; Civil and Voting Rights Groups Respond
The new law is an unnecessary and wasteful expansion of state prosecutorial power that could intimidate eligible voters with past convictions from exercising their right to vote. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Yesterday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 4B...
LWV of Florida Encourages Individuals with Disabilities to Increase Political Participation, Run for Office
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...
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...
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