Election Reform

Coalition of Voting Rights Organizations Express Concern Over Governor’s Recent Action, Does Not Meet Needs for Upcoming Elections

LWVFL Questions Hold Up on CARES Act Election Funds, Proposes Solutions

League of Women Voters of Florida Announces Settlement in Lawsuit that Challenged Restrictions on Early Voting on College Campuses

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the League of Women Voters of Florida announced a settlement agreement with Secretary of State Laurel Lee regarding a lawsuit filed in 2019 challenging then Florida Secretary of State […]

Advocacy Organizations Call for Governor’s Veto of Anti-Voter Initiative Bill

SB 1794 Veto Coalition Veto of SB 1794 would uphold citizens’ rights to participate in direct democracy A united group of advocacy organizations – including League of Women Voters of […]

LWVFL Issues Letter to Florida’s 67 Supervisor of Elections encouraging Voter Safety regarding COVID-19

Voting Rights Groups Applaud Federal Appeals Court Ruling on Florida Law That Undermines Voting Rights Restoration

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A federal appeals court upheld a ruling blocking the Florida law that created financial hurdles to voting and significantly curtailed Florida’s Voting Restoration Amendment, also known as Amendment […]

Direct democracy in Florida is under attack at the Capitol

Commentary provided by LWVFL President Patricia Brigham | Originally published by the Orlando Sentinel on February 15, 2020. You may have noticed that the American process of democracy is under attack. […]

League of Women Voters of Florida Response to Supreme Court of Florida’s Amendment 4 Advisory Opinion

The Florida Legislature must act now to fix their previous mistakes and comply with the U.S. Constitution.  ORLANDO, FLA.  — In response to the Florida Supreme Court advisory opinion on […]

League files suit over Amendment 4 law

Financial restrictions will lock out hundreds of thousands from voting In response to the enactment of Senate Bill 7066, which purports to “implement” Amendment 4 but actually prevents hundreds of […]

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