Defending Democracy: End of the Year Wrap Up for Common Cause Florida
Floridians voted no on Amendment 6 and protected public campaign financing in Florida
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Jennifer Garcia
Regional Communications Strategist
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727-717-2308
David Vance
National Media Strategist
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Katie Scally
Communications Director
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ADVISORY: Florida Legislature Surges Ahead with Voter Suppression Bills
A 108-page House bill was just released, containing a long list of anti-voter measures that will erect even more barriers to people's fundamental rights to vote.
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TODAY at 11am: Florida Lawmakers to Hold Hearing on Bill That Hurts Public Discourse
Today, Florida lawmakers will hold a hearing on SB 1220, legislation that aims to take away the public’s right to speak freely.
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TODAY at 2pm: Florida Republicans to Fast Track Bill to Raise Barriers for Voters
“After years of Florida being the gold standard in well-run elections, this bill would make it harder for elections officials to administer a safe and secure election for all.”
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Public Discourse in Florida and the Free Press Must Be Protected
Common Cause Florida stands in opposition to attempts seeking to curtail the rights of the public and the press.
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Common Cause Florida Statement on Opening of Florida’s Legislative Session
Florida lawmakers begin their annual legislative session Tuesday, with the potential for attacks on voting rights and on citizens’ abilities to have a say in their own governance expected to be a focus.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: What Florida Voters Need to Know for Municipal Elections this Spring
All vote-by-mail requests in Florida expired at the end of 2022, affecting millions of voters.
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Response to DeSantis Signing Election Crimes Law Expanding Statewide Prosecutor’s Power to Target People with Past Convictions
The new law is an unnecessary and wasteful expansion of state prosecutorial power that could intimidate eligible voters with past convictions from exercising their right to vote.
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Civil Rights Groups Denounce Bill that Worsens Florida’s Broken Voting Rights Restoration System
The bill expands state prosecutorial power and risks impacting people with past convictions who will continue to be arrested and prosecuted in the criminal legal system for honest mistakes about their voter eligibility.
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Florida’s Office of Election Crimes Puts Criminalization Over Voting Access
The official accounting of Florida's Office of Election Crimes first year of existence shows the office is succeeding at its unstated mission to inject fear and confusion into our voting process.
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Common Cause’s Case Against Florida’s Discriminatory Redistricting Process Moves Forward
A federal lawsuit to redraw the unfair and discriminatory Congressional maps in place in Florida overcame a major milestone this week.
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Common Cause Florida Urges Voters to Track, Cure their Vote-By-Mail Ballots
More than 16,000 Floridians who voted by mail but had their ballots flagged for signature or other issues need to take steps now to ensure their votes are counted.
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Common Cause Florida Reminds Voters “Election Day Is Not Results Day”
Election officials will need to tally up to 11 million ballots if 2020 turnout numbers hold
