Thu May 31, 2012, 04:49 PM
kpete (59,114 posts)
FL - Federal judge strikes down part of (Rick Scott's)state election law
Source: Miami Herald
Federal judge strikes down part of state election law In a much-anticipated decision, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle on Thursday struck down some provisions of a Florida elections law that imposed new restrictions on third-party groups that register new voters. Hinkle's order said that a 48-hour deadline for groups to turn in new voter registration forms is "harsh and impractical." But he said most of the other provisions of the law can stand. At issue are key elements of House Bill 1355, the elections code rewrite that passed the Legislature in the 2011 session. Following the restrictions on third-party voter registration, the League of Women Voters suspended all voter registration activity in Florida. -- Steve Bousquet Read more: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2012/05/federal-judge-strikes-down-part-of-state-election-law-.html http://brennan.3cdn.net/27b7dc85758f8a5fdd_a1m6b5aiy.pdf Brennan Center for Justice Suppressive Voting Laws Take Hit, Federal Judge Blocks Florida Law PRESS RELEASES In his decision, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle found that the Constitution and federal law prohibit most of Florida’s recently-passed restrictions, and highlighted the law’s impact on the Plaintiffs’ constitutional rights ...
The Florida decision marks the first time a federal court has blocked one of these restrictive voting laws, and comes after the Department of Justice, in a separate lawsuit, opposed Florida’s law restricting voter registration and early voting. The Justice Department also rejected restrictive voter ID laws in South Carolina and Texas. A judge ruled that Wisconsin’s voter ID law violated the state Constitution. More: http://www.brennancenter.org/...http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/suppressive_voting_laws_take_hit_federal_judge_blocks_florida_law/
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kpete | May 2012 | OP |
rocktivity | May 2012 | #1 | |
freshwest | May 2012 | #2 | |
hedda_foil | May 2012 | #3 | |
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rocktivity | May 2012 | #5 |
Response to kpete (Original post)
Thu May 31, 2012, 04:53 PM
rocktivity (42,777 posts)
1. CUE THE VONAGE THEME!
Especially when combined with this:
Palm Beach Elections Supervisor Rejects Florida Voter Purge List - 'Not Credible' ![]() rocktivity |
Response to kpete (Original post)
Thu May 31, 2012, 05:07 PM
freshwest (53,661 posts)
2. Good news in all those places. Thanks for bringing it here, kpete.
Response to kpete (Original post)
Thu May 31, 2012, 05:29 PM
hedda_foil (11,875 posts)
3. The Brennan Center link isn't working for me.
Could you check it pls?
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Response to kpete (Original post)
Thu May 31, 2012, 06:26 PM
nashville_brook (20,958 posts)
4. VERY good news.
Response to kpete (Original post)
Thu May 31, 2012, 10:23 PM
rocktivity (42,777 posts)