/tags/voter-registration voter registration en-US WLRN Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-06-13/florida-appeals-decision-to-block-laws-restricting-voter-registration-groups Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd and Attorney General Ashley Moody appealed a federal judge’s decision blocking part of a 2023 Florida elections law that placed new restrictions on voter-registration groups. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-06-13/florida-appeals-decision-to-block-laws-restricting-voter-registration-groups Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida /law-justice/2024-04-05/florida-restrictions-voter-registration-first-amendment A 2023 Florida law states voter registration groups that employ non-U.S. citizens can face fines of up to $250,000, while making it a felony for canvassers to collect personal information. The groups say the law could be “fatal” for them, “to the detriment of marginalized voters across the state.” Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-04-05/florida-restrictions-voter-registration-first-amendment Valerie Crowder /government-politics/2024-04-02/a-federal-trial-is-underway-for-floridas-controversial-voter-registration-law Plaintiffs and legal experts are previewing the status of the Hispanic Federation v. Byrd trial Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:37:16 GMT /government-politics/2024-04-02/a-federal-trial-is-underway-for-floridas-controversial-voter-registration-law Adrian Andrews /law-justice/2024-02-27/judge-florida-elections-case Groups including the NAACP are challenging the constitutionality of a 2023 Florida law which placed restrictions on 'third party' voter-registration organizations, who play an important role in signing up minority voters. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker denied a request from the state to step down from the case over a previous election law ruling. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 21:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-02-27/judge-florida-elections-case Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida /law-justice/2023-11-15/florida-wet-signature-voter-registration-rules-elections Four advocacy groups have gone to an appeals court after a federal judge rejected a lawsuit challenging a Florida requirement for “wet” signatures on voter-registration forms. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 19:51:35 GMT /law-justice/2023-11-15/florida-wet-signature-voter-registration-rules-elections Jim Saunders /law-justice/2023-07-03/federal-judge-blocks-part-of-florida-elections-law U.S. District Judge Mark Walker sided with groups such as the NAACP, the League of Women Voters of Florida and Hispanic Federation that argued the changes are unconstitutional. Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:32:42 GMT /law-justice/2023-07-03/federal-judge-blocks-part-of-florida-elections-law Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /local-news/2022-09-21/engage-miami-helps-young-voters-register-ahead-of-the-midterms Working with Engage Miami, a youth participation organization, Miami Dade College hosted nonprofit Pizza To The Polls during National Voter Registration Day this week. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 20:17:21 GMT /local-news/2022-09-21/engage-miami-helps-young-voters-register-ahead-of-the-midterms Elliot Rodriguez /news/2022-08-11/backroom-briefing-voter-registration-order-draws-fire Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd joined 14 other Republican secretaries of state in requesting the White House rescind a 2021 executive order labeled “Promoting Access to Voting.” Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:17:00 GMT /news/2022-08-11/backroom-briefing-voter-registration-order-draws-fire Jim Turner | News Service of Florida /news/2022-02-18/some-signatures-of-florida-voters-whose-registration-changed-to-republican-different-from-prior-samples The signature comparisons, performed in Miami as journalists from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications investigated possible voter registration fraud, found that some past and present signatures showed obvious differences in size of letters, and strokes and flourishes of individual elements of names. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:44:39 GMT /news/2022-02-18/some-signatures-of-florida-voters-whose-registration-changed-to-republican-different-from-prior-samples Alexander Lugo, Daniella Sevares /news/2022-02-02/trial-starts-on-controversial-florida-elections-law More than two dozen groups filed lawsuits challenging the measure, saying it's intended to make it harder for Black and Hispanic residents to vote. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:40:00 GMT /news/2022-02-02/trial-starts-on-controversial-florida-elections-law Dara Kam - News Service of Florida