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LEAGUE VICTORY: Court Strikes Down Florida’s Congressional Map

A Florida trial court has sided with plaintiffs including the League of Women Voters of Florida in the case Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Byrd, ruling that Florida’s […]

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 Response to Gov. DeSantis Suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell

ORLANDO, Fla. – The League of Women Voters of Florida and the League of Women Voters of Orange County express strong condemnation of the suspension of democratically elected Orange and […]

Federal Judge Declines to Temporarily Block Two Anti-Voter Provisions of Florida’s Senate Bill 7050

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 12, 2023 A federal judge has declined to block enforcement of two provisions of a Florida anti-voter law, Senate Bill 7050, challenged by the League of […]

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 Elects New Board of Directors for Next Biennium

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2023 ORLANDO, Fla. – This weekend, the League of Women Voters of Florida elected a new state board of directors. Cecile M. Scoon, Esq., who […]

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 […]

LWV of Florida To Support Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion

A coalition entitled “Floridians Protecting Freedom” has launched a citizen-led ballot initiative campaign to give women the right to seek abortions up to viability. Florida voters want women to have […]

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 […]