Voter, civil rights teams file go well with in opposition to Florida over controversial election modifications
Shortly after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis put ink on paper to sign a controversial electoral law, civil and electoral groups filled federal lawsuits against the state and electoral officials saying the new law impeded access to voting for minorities – and older voters.
DeSantis signed a major electoral bill on Thursday that he and other Republicans announced they would put in place against fraud, despite admitting that there were no serious indications of voting irregularities last November. Democrats and supporters of electoral rights have called the SB 90 the “Voter Suppression Bill” and said the partisan change will make it difficult for some voters to cast ballots.
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DeSantis staged the signing of a live broadcast from Fox & Friends Thursday morning, flanked by a small group of GOP lawmakers in Palm Beach County. Other media organizations were excluded from the event.
Democrats and electorate have attacked the law because an overt attempt is hindering access to the elections so that Republicans can regain an advantage.
The League of Women Voters of Florida has joined the Black Voters Matter Fund, Florida Alliance for Retired Americans, and others to attack the new law in a federal lawsuit filed minutes after it was signed. The lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of Florida District Court in Tallahassee.
“The legislation deliberately and disproportionately affects senior voters, voters with disabilities, students and color communities. It is a despicable attempt by a party-ruled legislature to decide who can and cannot vote in our state. It’s undemocratic, unconstitutional and un-American, ”said Patricia Brigham, president of the Florida League of Women Voters.
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The lawsuit named Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee, Attorney General Ashley Moody, and all Florida election officers as defendants.
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