New database identifies potentially eligible voters under SB7066; ACLU partners will use it as a part of their voter registration and outreach efforts to returning citizens
There are roughly 95,000 people now incarcerated in Florida and many prisons have dealt with serious overcrowding issues that make it practically impossible to practice social distancing. The high population creates both a public health and humanitarian crisis if an outbreak occurs.
Civil rights group releases new online voter guide, ACLU Justice Voter, with positions on immigrants’ rights, mass incarceration, and voting access
Trial outcome will impact the right to vote for hundreds of thousands of Floridians
Today is a sad day for our state’s democracy. Instead of embracing our state’s proud history of citizen-led ballot initiatives, state politicians have stifled the ability for Floridians to directly participate in our democracy by passing and signing this bill into law.
Advocates urge swift action as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in jails and prisons continue to rise statewide