{"id":2693,"date":"2026-02-03T15:39:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/florida\/?post_type=press&p=2693"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:39:59","slug":"florida-legislators-hear-bill-to-restrict-u-s-citizens-voting","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/florida\/press\/florida-legislators-hear-bill-to-restrict-u-s-citizens-voting\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Legislators Hear Bill to Restrict U.S. Citizens\u2019 Voting"},"template":"","class_list":["post-2693","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"SB 1334 relies on error-prone databases and then forces voters to provide documents to prove their citizenship if the databases get it wrong. ","featured_image":"","press_type":149,"authors":"","related_issues":[109,402],"related_work":[169,255],"location":12},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":true,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7755}"],"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Common\u00a0Cause\u2019s<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Florida Executive Director Amy Keith<\/span><\/b>\u00a0issued the following statement in advance of a legislative committee hearing SB 1334 today.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cThis bill intentionally restricts the ability of U.S. citizens to vote in Florida,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Keith said.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u201cSB 1334 relies on error-prone databases and then forces voters to provide documents to prove their citizenship if the databases get it wrong. 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