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Florida Should Join Indiana’s Lead and Reject Mid-Decade Redistricting
Indiana Republicans’ rejection of mid-decade redistricting is a shining example Florida legislators should follow
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Statement on US Supreme Court Overturning Roe v. Wade
The decision to strip away the constitutional right to an abortion is the latest in a string of right-wing court decisions.
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Common Cause Florida Welcomes Amy Keith as its New Program Director
Amy Keith has joined Common Cause Florida as its new program director.
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Federal Court Allows Common Cause Florida, FairDistrict NOW and Florida NAACP to Challenge the DeSantis Congressional Map Based on Intentional Racial Discrimination
A federal court ruled voting rights advocates could add intentional racial discrimination claims to their lawsuit challenging Florida’s Congressional redistricting plan.
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Background Briefing – Florida Congressional Districts Federal Litigation
Back in March when it looked like the Governor and the Legislature were unlikely to agree on a congressional map, FairDistricts Now and Common Cause filed a case in federal court (Tallahassee) asking the court to adopt a map if the legislature and the governor could not agree.
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Anti-Gerrymandering Groups Amend Litigation to Secure Fair Florida Congressional Map
Late Friday night, Common Cause Florida and other plaintiffs filed their response with the Court along with an amended complaint alleging intentional discrimination.
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Florida Voters Win Case Challenging Suppressive Voting Law as Judge Rules S.B. 90 Violates Voting Rights Act and U.S. Constitution
As the court found today, for the past 20 years, ‘Florida has repeatedly sought to make voting tougher for Black voters’ as the Legislature worked to pick and choose the voters they want to participate in our government
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Voting Rights Groups Urge Florida Gov. DeSantis to Veto Latest Anti-Voter Legislation
Common Cause Florida and other voting rights groups today urged Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto Senate Bill 524, which would have widespread consequences on elections in the state.
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Anti-Gerrymandering Groups File Impasse Litigation to Ensure Fair Florida Congressional Map
Common Cause Florida, Fair Districts Now, and a diverse group of individual plaintiffs from across the state filed a federal lawsuit today in the Northern District of Florida arguing that the court must step in to ensure that voters, candidates, and elections officials have a fair and representative congressional map in ample time for the 2022 elections.
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Senate Appropriations Committee to consider “Anti-Voter Freedom Act”
Our ‘government by the people’ is stronger and more representative when more people vote. SB 524 flies in the face of that ideal. The Appropriations Committee should stop this steamroller in its tracks and defeat this bill.
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Florida Senate to Consider Another Package of Election Changes
The substitute dropped yesterday would make changes to what seems like every facet of election law, at the same time elections supervisors are trying to implement all the changes made last year. In addition, the supervisors need to prepare for tasks from redistricting and reprecincting.
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VIDEO LINKS AND QUOTES from Today’s Media Briefing: History of Redistricting in Florida and What’s at Stake in 2021
Earlier today, a panel of national and Florida redistricting experts briefed the media on the history and state of play in the current redistricting cycle. The panel discussed past legislative action and litigation to end partisan and racial gerrymandering in the state. They also described how to implement an accountable and transparent process that results in fair district maps.
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LDF Files Lawsuit Against the State of Florida Over Suppressive Voting Law
“Every voter in America has the right to have their voice heard, by casting and having their ballot counted — that’s how our government ‘by the people’ is supposed to work. Florida voters should have the freedom to cast their ballots in the same ways they have voted in past election cycles.”