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☆ How Some States Are Making It Harder to Register Voters
  + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Michael Wines | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
In an average year, she said, the nonprofit Faith in Florida, where she serves as democracy director, used to add 12,000 new voters to the state’s rolls. These days, Faith in Florida canvassers no longer help would-be voters fill out registration forms. Instead, they hand out slips of paper with a QR code that links to the state’s online registration website. And it’s not just small-time civic groups that are affected: The Florida chapter of the League of Women Voters has scaled back its trademark voter registration drives, too. “These draconian laws and rules are like taking a sledgehammer to hit a flea,” said Cecile Scoon, a lawyer and the president of the Florida league.
Persons: LaVon Bracy, Lyndon Johnson, Ron DeSantis, ”, Cecile Scoon Organizations: Gov, League of Women Voters, Florida Locations: Florida
☆ Left-Leaning Groups Seek Florida Ballot Measure to Expand Abortion Access
  + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Katie Glueck | Nicholas Nehamas | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +4 min
The NewsA coalition of organizations that support abortion rights is planning to spend millions of dollars in an effort to place a measure protecting abortion rights on Florida’s ballot next year. The coalition of groups includes Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Planned Parenthood’s Florida affiliates, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Florida Rising and Women’s Voices of SW Florida. Last month, a liberal Wisconsin judge won a crucial State Supreme Court race by a significant margin after running on her support for abortion rights. At the same time, if Mr. DeSantis runs for president as expected, he has clear incentives to defend the six-week ban he signed. A representative for Mr. DeSantis did not immediately respond on Friday when asked for comment on the ballot initiative plans.
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