TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The legal challenge against Florida’s congressional map in Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Byrd, which includes the League of Women Voters of Florida, has significantly strengthened as a result of an agreement between the...
Election Reform
League of Women Voters of Florida Statement on Allen v. Milligan & Florida Redistricting Lawsuit
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On June 8, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld in Allen v. Milligan a lower court ruling that Alabama must create a second majority Black congressional district in compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. In reaction to this...
League of Women Voters of Florida Sues State For Restricting & Penalizing Voter Engagement Efforts
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...
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, NAACP Florida State Conference File Suit Over Florida’s Flawed Voter Registration Form
Omissions put thousands of Floridians with past criminal convictions at risk of criminal prosecution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The League of Women Voters of Florida and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP filed suit in federal...
LWV of Florida, Other Voting & Civil Rights Organizations Pen Letter to Legislature on Senate Bill 7050/House Bill 7067
The League of Women Voters of Florida alongside the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Common Cause Florida, All Voting is Local Action, the NAACP Florida State Conference, Equal Ground Action Fund, Fair Elections Center, Faith in Public Life,The Legal Defense...
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...
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
The bill expands state prosecutorial power, intimidates eligible voters with previous felony convictions, and criminalizes them for honest voter eligibility mistakes. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, the Florida House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 4B (SB 4B), which...
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.
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