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The League of Women Voters of Florida promotes electoral reforms that make voting easy, equitable, and effective at expressing public will through election results. We oppose gerrymandering, also known as the manipulation of electoral district boundaries to favor one party or class.  We advocate for fair, transparent redistricting. We are interested in any issue or process that directly affects any Florida citizen’s access to voting (e.g., voter registration, voting machines, ballot design, etc).

League priorities for election law include process changes to avoid existing vote-by-mail ballot problems, to allow same-day voter registration, to standardize ballot design, and to support an open primary election system.

The League continues to be an active supporter of proper implementation of  2018’s Amendment 4, which restored voting rights to former felons who have completed their entire sentence, except for those convicted of murder or felony sex offenses.

Election Law Legislative Priorities

  • Support notifying registered voters that Vote-By-Mail ballot requests must
    be renewed.
  • Support state funding of return postage for Vote-By-Mail ballots in all
    counties when Congressional and Florida legislative offices are on the
    ballot.
  • Support Supervisors of Elections notifying voters if their Vote-By-Mail ballot has
    been accepted or rejected and provide a remedy for ensuring the vote of those
    whose ballots have been rejected.
  • Support Florida’s participation in the Electronic Registration Information
    Center including notification of all citizens who may be eligible but are not
    registered.
  • Support implementation of Election Day Registration as soon as
    administratively possible.
  • Support implementation of automatic voter registration of eligible voters.
  • Establish threshold criteria for write-in candidates that mirror current
    requirements for announced candidates. The presence of write-in candidates
    as the only opponent should not close the primary.
  • Make election voting portable within the county to enable the broadest
    voter access.
  • Support statewide use of an Open Primary election system that would allow for
    the broadest possible vote participation.
  • Replace Florida’s present closed Presidential Preference Primary with an Open
    Primary system of voting.
  • Support the abolishment of Super PACs, the elimination of foreign money
    investment in US elections, reducing dollar contributions to campaigns and
    limiting carryover funds from campaigns to PACs
  • Support redistricting preferably being conducted by an independent special
    commission, with membership that reflects the diversity of the unit of
    government, including citizens at large, representatives of public interest
    groups, and members of minority groups.

Ways to get involved with this issue:

Join a LWVFL Voter Registration Drive!

LWVFL Voter Services include voter registration drives, candidate forums, public informational meetings and voter guides.

Because of the sensitive nature of voter registration in Florida, LWVFL requires that volunteers who help register voters MUST be League members and completed our voter registration quiz. Contact your local League’s Voter Services chair or president.

Voter Services Leah Nash

Join the LWVFL Election Reform Team!

You must be a member of the League of Women Voters of Florida or one of our Local Chapters to participate, please become a member.

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Issue History & Study in Action

League of Women Voters of Florida Applauds Federal Ruling in Florida Felons’ Voting Rights Case

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League of Women Voters of Florida Supports Supervisor of Elections Request for Statutory Modifications Surrounding Elections

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Additional Resources

How to Safeguard Elections in Florida: Michele Levy, LWVFL Election Reform Chair
VRA: Congress Must Act Template Letter to the Editor
History of Federal Voting Rights Laws

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