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Impactful footage obtained by the Tampa Bay Times showing perplexed Florida felons being arrested on voter fraud charges in August — on orders from Governor Ron DeSantis' elections crime unit — reignited the debate over the troubled implementation of Amendment 4. Civil rights groups including the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition are demanding a statewide voter verification system, calling out officials’ “outrageous negligence” on the matter.
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Lawyersfor Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and national GOP groups asked an appeals court to overturn a federal judge’s ruling that parts of a 2021 Florida elections law were discriminatory against Black voters.
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Engage Miami, an organization promoting youth civic engagement, has received nearly $400,000 worth of grant funding from the Southern Poverty Law Center to expand voter outreach efforts.
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A combination of new election laws and congressional redistricting has made it harder for Black communities in Florida to organize and vote, activists say.
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Democratic attorneys general from 16 states and the District of Columbia urged a federal appeals court Tuesday to reject restrictions that Florida Republicans placed last year on election drop boxes.