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Jacksonville Parents And LWVFL Sue Duval County School System Over Decision to Let Inadequately Trained Staff Carry Guns in Schools

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On Thursday a group of Jacksonville parents and elementary school students joined the League of Women Voters of Florida in filing suit in Duval County, challenging a school district […]

Statement on ruling in League of Women Voters of Florida and Common Cause of Florida v. Scott

On November 16, 2018, the U.S. District Court in Tallahassee issued a ruling on Plaintiffs’ motion for emergency relief in League of Women Voters of Florida and Common Cause of […]

Court Permits Broward County to Proceed Vote Counting

Today a judge in Florida denied Rick Scott’s senatorial campaign’s request to prevent timely-cast ballots from being counted in Broward County. That came after a judge allowed the League of Women […]

LWVFL, Common Cause file suit

After receiving no response to a letter to Governor Scott urging him to immediately relinquish authority and remove himself from any control of any person or agency responsible for the processing […]

League Statement on Florida Elections Crisis

In response to pressures from political campaigns on Florida’s Supervisors of Elections, League of Women Voters of Florida President Patricia Brigham offered the following statement: After months of preparation for early voting […]

League urges provisional ballot voters to cure with SOEs

ORLANDO, Fla. – As Florida’s U.S. Senate and Commissioner of Agriculture races currently appear headed for an automatic recount, the League of Women Voters of Florida urged all voters who cast […]

League Celebrates Largest Enfranchisement Since Voting Rights Act

ORLANDO, Fla. – Following Tuesday’s historic midterm election, League of Women Voters of Florida President Patricia Brigham offered the following statement: The League extends a sincere congratulations to all our state’s victorious candidates — […]

Joint Statement with Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence on Volusia County Republican Party office shooting

News of early morning vandalism by gunfire at the Volusia County Republican Party Headquarters has occurred as Americans everywhere are reeling from last week’s threats to Democratic officials, media and […]

Statement on Supreme Court ruling

Statement from John Mills, Attorney for League of Women Voters and Common Cause Florida “The Court has now made clear what our clients have been saying all along – the winner […]