'We applaud the court's decision, but we must ensure this harmful law is struck down altogether,' said ACLUFL.
A federal judge on Monday blocked a provision of a recently enacted Florida law that the ACLU characterized as a"clear and brazen attack on civic participation in our democracy."signed into law in May, would have imposed $50,000 fines on community organizations for every noncitizen individual who collected or handled voter registration forms for the groups—even if the people were legally authorized to work in the United States.
"We applaud this ruling, and will not rest until everyone's right to participate in our democracy is protected." The Hispanic Federation was one of several groups that sued the state of Florida over the provision targeting noncitizen voter registration advocates, part of aIn addition to its sweeping attack on voter registration groups and restrictions on mail-in voting, S.B. 7050 includes aWalker wrote in his order Monday that Florida's political leaders in recent years have struggled to govern"within the bounds set by the United States Constitution.
"While this is a step in the right direction, our work is not finished," said Tilley."People in our communities, including noncitizens, work tirelessly to assist in voter registration efforts to empower Floridians to vote on issues that impact their daily lives. We applaud the court's decision, but we must ensure this harmful law is struck down altogether.
"We applaud this ruling, and will not rest until everyone's right to participate in our democracy is protected." The Hispanic Federation was one of several groups that sued the state of Florida over the provision targeting noncitizen voter registration advocates, part of aIn addition to its sweeping attack on voter registration groups and restrictions on mail-in voting, S.B. 7050 includes aWalker wrote in his order Monday that Florida's political leaders in recent years have struggled to govern"within the bounds set by the United States Constitution.
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