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A federal judge yesterday upheld a provision of Florida’s 2023 omnibus anti-voting law that prohibits people with certain felony convictions from “collecting or handling” voter registration applications.
A bench trial begins today in a federal lawsuit challenging Miami, Florida’s city commission districts for being unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.
Today, a Florida appeals court reversed a ruling striking down Florida’s congressional map for diminishing Black voting power in the northern part of the state.
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit yesterday challenging Florida’s so-called “wet ink” signature voter registration rule. Voting rights groups today appealed the decision.
On Tuesday, Sept. 26, a federal trial begins in the contentious legal fight over Florida’s 5th Congressional District.
On Saturday, Sept. 2, Florida Judge Lee Marsh struck down the state’s congressional map, holding that it violates the state constitution by diminishing Black Floridians’ voting power.
On Thursday, Aug. 17, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency request that, if granted, would have allowed fairer maps to be in place for Miami’s 2023 city commission election.
On Friday, Aug. 11, the parties in a state-level lawsuit challenging Florida’s congressional map signed an agreement that could pave the way for the state to resurrect a Black-performing district.
On Sunday, July 30, a federal judge rejected Miami, Florida’s redraw of its city commission districts and ordered the city to adopt new districts for the upcoming November 2023 elections.
On Wednesday, July 19, the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and four individuals with former felony convictions filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s onerous and inconsistent system for voting rights restoration.