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Bill of Rights

• Bill of Rights - One-page transcription in .pdf format of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, plus excerpts from later additions.
• Pocket Guide to the Constitutions of Florida and the United States - 44-page handbook in .pdf format contains original Constitution, the Declaration of Rights of the Florida Constitution and translations of the Bill of Rights in Creole and Spanish.
• Cover Page of the ACLU's Pocket Constitution - Front and back cover in .pdf format of the pocket guide.

Election Reform

• ACLU Report on Provisional Balloting (Issued October 2004)
• Post-Election Report on the Nov. 5th Elections - 26-page analysis of election reforms since September 2002; produced by the Miami-Dade Election Reform Coalition.
• Report on September 2002 Voting Problems - Statistical analysis in .pdf format of data on precincts reporting problems with iVotronics machines.
• "Make Your Vote Count" Brochure - Tri-fold brochure in .pdf format with answers to commonly-asked questions about voting such as "What if I'm not on the rolls?" or "What if I show up at the wrong polling place?"
• Voting Rights Act Protections - On-line recap of the 1973 federal law outlining basic voting rights protections including language assistance, purging and identification.

Free Speech

• "Rights of Protesters" Brochure - Tri-fold brochure in .pdf format outlining limitations on speech, what to do if arrested and what to do during a police encounter.

General Resources

• Informational Papers - ACLU briefing papers on a variety of issues.
• ACLU 100 Greatest Hits - Four-page handout in .pdf format listing landmark Supreme Courts cases in which the ACLU played a major role.
• The ACLU Is/Is Not... - One-page .pdf handout with ACLU facts.
• Tough Questions About ACLU Policies - Four-page .pdf handout that answers questions about some controversial ACLU topics and cases.
• The ACLU of Florida: Who We Are, What We Do - Two-page flier in .pdf format that gives background on the history of the ACLU, how the organization secures funding and recruits its members.

Lesbian & Gay Rights

• Too High A Price: The Case Against Restricting Gay Parenting
• Making Schools Safe - 96-page manual, produced by our National ACLU Lesbian & Gay Rights Project, geared toward helping activists and organizations work with educators to combat anti-gay harassment in schools.
• Get a Safe Schools Policy - Model anti-harassment policy.
• Model Domestic Partnership Policies - Sample domestic partnership policies for use by universities, businesses and/or government.
• Model Human Rights Ordinance - Sample nondiscrimination [law or policy] that adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of characteristics that can not be used to discriminate.

National Security

• Draft Resolution: Use as a Model for Your Community Resolution - Sample pro-civil liberties resolution urging a narrowing of some of the most egregious portions of the USA PATRIOT Act.
• List of Communities in Florida That Have Passed Resolutions
• List of Communities in United States That Have Passed Resolutions
• How to Pass a Community Resolution - Step-by-step guide to successfully organizing a Bill of Rights campaign in your community.
• Contact Your Local Chapter
• Fliers for Download - USA PATRIOT Act handouts and fliers.

Police Practices

• Know Your Rights Brochure: "What to Do If Questioned by Police, FBI, Customs Agents or Immigration Officers" (Updated March 2008)
• Know Your Rights Spanish
• Know Your Rights Arabic
• Know Your Rights Urdu
• Know Your Rights Hindi
• Know Your Rights Punjabi
• Know Your Rights Farsi
• Know Your Rights Somali
• What to Do If You're Stopped By Police: Wallet card that outlines what to do if pulled over while driving or walking and what to do if arrested. (Updated July 2004)
• Sample Model for a Civilian Review Board - On-line model that includes requirements for an effective civilian oversight board to combat police misconduct.
• Fighting Police Abuse Manual - On-line manual intended to help tackle police problems in your city.

Racial Profiling

• "Sanctioned Bias: Racial Profiling Since 9/11" - 18-page report in .pdf format with case studies on how ethnic profiling has become official government policy.
• 2004 Racial Profiling Flier - One page flier in .pdf format urging support for 2004 "End Racial Profiling Act."
• Help Arrest the Racism in Your Community - Sample on-line letters to your local police chief or newspaper editor.
• Florida Highway Patrol Study on racial profiling on Florida's highways - On-line database summarizing FHP data collected on every discretionary traffic stop conducted by a trooper from 2000-2001.

Rights Restoration

• Download our NEW double-sided rights restoration postcards - These easy-to-print postcards can be used as hand outs at events. They provide all the information you need to learn how to restore your rights, as well as how to find out if your rights have already been restored. 
• Download our NEW double-sided rights restoration postcards - (same card as above, but different format depending on your printer).
• Download the "Restore the Vote" Brochure - Tri-fold brochure in .pdf format on Florida's voting ban, including a chart and figures on how many people had their rights restored.
• Applying for Restoration of Civil Rights in Florida - Two-page handout in .pdf format with instructions on how to apply for restoration of civil rights.