Election Reform

LWV of Florida and LULAC Challenge Florida Law Undermining First Amendment Rights and Ballot Initiative Process

The League and LULAC are Fighting Back Against An Attack on Direct Democracy in the Sunshine State TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Yesterday, the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL) and the […]

Florida Voting Rights Groups Condemn State Attorney’s Decision in Voter Intimidation Case During 2024 Election

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida State Attorney’s Office for the 4th Judicial Circuit has dropped all charges for a Neptune Beach Florida man who brandished a machete at a polling […]

LWV of Florida Reacts to Judge’s Denial of Voter Registration Extension in the Midst of Major Hurricanes

Today, U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle refused to enact a motion for emergency relief in reopening Florida’s voter registration deadline after Gov. Ron DeSantis failed to extend the October […]

LWV of Florida, NAACP, Southern Poverty Law Center File Emergency Motion to Extend Voter Registration as Floridians Face Back-to-Back Hurricanes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced emergency litigation on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL) and the NAACP Florida State Conference (FL NAACP) to reopen the voter registration […]

State of Florida Admits Diminishment of Black Voting Power in Redistricting Case, Agrees to Path for New Remedial Map for 2024

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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