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🗺️ REDISTRICTING: In April, Florida Republicans passed an aggressive gerrymander of the state’s congressional map. Florida was not required to get voter approval to redistrict — and it didn’t.
democracydocket.comAn hour after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act, Florida House passes GOP gerrymanderThe vote came just an hour after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act, the landmark civil rights law that restricted racial gerrymandering and racial discrimination in…
🗺️ Republicans hoped the redraw would give them an advantage in the midterms. But polling and registration figures suggest the gerrymander could flop.
democracydocket.comTrump’s redistricting war could be a midterms flop for the GOPRepublicans have noticed that their redistricting war may not turn out as planned.
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🚧 FUTURE VOTING ROADBLOCKS: This is the last election before Florida’s state version of the sweeping anti-voting SAVE America Act goes into effect. Starting in 2027, voters in Florida will be required to prove their citizenship status or lose their right to register to vote and cast a ballot.
democracydocket.comDeSantis attacks elections, signing Florida version of SAVE Act into lawIn rambling remarks after the signing, DeSantis called into question the results of the 2020 presidential election, which President Donald Trump is attempting to relitigate, and sounded many of the…
🗓️ Florida’s early voting dates vary by county. Find more information on early voting here:
democracydocket.comFlorida early voting begins under aggressive GOP gerrymander in last election before more voting restrictions kick inMore than 1.6 million Floridians have already returned mail ballots or voted early in person this year.