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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Last Chance to Register to Vote Before Presidential Election
Confused or Turned Away, Our Nonpartisan Hotline Can Help
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The People Must Decide the Next SCOTUS Appointment
With about 40 days until Election Day, and people across the nation already casting ballots in our presidential election, now is not the time to rush through an appointment to the Supreme Court.
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Campaña en Español Insta a Latinos de Florida a Votar Temprano o por Correo
Pa ’luego es tarde, ¡Vota!, exhorta a los hispanoparlantes a ejercer por adelantado su derecho al voto,
especialmente aquellos en comunidades rurales o de inmigrantes que a menudo enfrentan discrimen
sistémico.
especialmente aquellos en comunidades rurales o de inmigrantes que a menudo enfrentan discrimen
sistémico.
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Spanish-Language Campaign Urges Florida Latinos to Vote Early or by Mail
Pa’ luego es tarde, ¡Vota! is committed to getting out the vote early or by mail across Florida, including rural and immigrant communities often disenfranchised by systemic discrimination.
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Common Cause FL Statement on 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Decision
"The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals decision issued today is anathema to our country’s values. Our republic is stronger when more people participate. The ability to vote should never be conditioned on economic circumstances. The 'demos' in democracy means all the people decide, not the moneyed people."
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Advocates Call on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to Expand Voting Ahead of General Election
"No one should have to choose between their health and their vote, yet that is the choice that Governor DeSantis is forcing them to make," said Liza McClenaghan, state chair of the Common Cause Florida governing board. "We urge the Governor to give voters a clear range of safe and secure options to cast their vote-by-mail ballots or to cast their ballots in-person at early voting sites and precinct polling places on Election Day."
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UPDATE: Jones v DeSantis oral arguments
Today, the federal appeals court held oral arguments in Jones v. DeSantis, a case determining the constitutionality of wealth-based obstacles to voting. "SB 7066 limits the number of poor people who are able to vote. It creates a pay-to-vote scheme that is anathema to our country’s values. The ability to participate in our democracy should never be conditioned on economic circumstances."
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Common Cause Florida Files Amicus Brief in Jones v. DeSantis
Represented by Covington & Burling LLP, Common Cause Florida today filed an amicus brief in Jones v. DeSantis, urging a federal appeals court to uphold a decision that concluded a Florida law that created wealth-based hurdles to voting is unconstitutional.
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Common Cause Florida Denounces New Law Restricting Citizen-Led Amendments
Our government is supposed to be ‘of the people, by the people, for the people’ -- but in the middle of a public health emergency, our government is now making it harder for ‘the people’ to have their voices heard.
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Voting Rights Groups Urge Governor to Veto Bill Restricting Citizen-Led Amendments
Common Cause Florida, the League of Women Voters of Florida and 11 other groups today urged Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to veto SB 1794, a bill that would make it harder for citizens to propose amendment to the state constitution.
“Our government is supposed to be ‘of the people, by the people, for the people’ and yet our Legislature is making it harder for the people to have their voices heard,” said Anjenys Gonzalez-Eilert, Executive Director of Common Cause Florida.
“Our government is supposed to be ‘of the people, by the people, for the people’ and yet our Legislature is making it harder for the people to have their voices heard,” said Anjenys Gonzalez-Eilert, Executive Director of Common Cause Florida.
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Voting Rights Groups Demand Equal Access to Voting Sites for African-American Voters in Panama City Ahead of March 17 Primary Election
The groups’ letter identifies serious racial disparities in Early Voting access in Panama City, as well as other barriers to voting access for African-American and low-wealth voters, many of whom continue to face difficulties recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Michael, which made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane on October 10, 2018.
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Russian Attacks on Florida County Voting Systems Must Be Countered with Action and Federal Funds
Floridians expect and deserve to know that state and federal officials are taking proper precautions to safeguard the integrity of election systems. As a perennial election battleground state, we know that we are and will remain a target. New revelations that not one, but two Florida county election systems were breached by Russian hackers during the 2016 election cycle raise serious concerns that must be addressed by state officials and the U.S. Congress.
