The number of restrictive voting laws and Federal lawsuits challenging them has grown to a precipitous number. These Red state legislatures and governors are attempting to trample all over voters’ rights. It’s obvious that the intents of these laws are *not* to “reduce voter fraud” but to make it more difficult for voters, especially minorities, to be able to vote.
This the judge for this lawsuit blocked two provisions of the law. Quote:
“”One of the blocked provisions bars noncitizen volunteers from conducting voter registration activities on behalf of 3PVROs. The other blocked provision criminalizes routine retention of voter information for any purpose except voter registration, thus making it a felony to maintain voter information for other activities such as get-out-the-vote efforts.””
“”In last week’s order blocking the citizenship requirement and voter information retention ban, [Judge] Walker emphatically wrote that “[t]his case arises from Florida’s latest assault on the right to vote.” Just yesterday, the Florida secretary of state and attorney general appealed this pro-voting ruling to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of appeals. As of now, these two provisions of S.B. 7050 remain blocked.””
Federal Judge Declines to Block Certain Provisions of Florida Voter Suppression Law, Other Provisions Remain Enjoined