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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,...
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...
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...
CURRENT AFFAIRS
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,...
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...
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...
PRESS RELEASES
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...
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...
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...
LEAGUE STUDIES
League Whitepaper: Tying the Hands of District Public Schools
Members of the LWVFL Education Committee have authored a whitepaper entitled "Tying the Hands of District Public Schools: An Analysis of Potential...
Step Up for Students Preliminary Investigative Report
Click here to download the report.
Florida’s Twentieth Century Women Environmentalists
As part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the League of Women Voters and Women’s Suffrage, as well as the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we are pleased...
