Common Cause’s Florida Executive Director Amy Keith issued the following statement in advance of a legislative committee hearing SB 1334 today. 

“This bill intentionally restricts the ability of U.S. citizens to vote in Florida,” Keith said. “SB 1334 relies on error-prone databases and then forces voters to provide documents to prove their citizenship if the databases get it wrong. If voters can’t produce specific documents, they will be kicked off the rolls – even if they’ve been voting for years. It’s pretty clear that out-of-touch politicians don’t understand how difficult and expensive it can be to replace documents like official birth certificates and proof of name change.  If you support the right to vote, this policy cannot become law.”