Right-wing state legislators suppressed hundreds of thousands votes in
Florida this election. And Publix, the state’s largest supermarket chain,
bankrolled their campaigns.

Demand that Publix stop donating to the republicans who disenfranchised
their constituents.

[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 

   
John,

More than 700,000 people were robbed of their right to vote in Florida
this election. Many of them were Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
(BIPOC). And most of them were likely to have voted for democrat
candidates.

Joe Biden is headed to the White House despite losing Florida, but the
right-wing state lawmakers who disenfranchised hundreds of thousands of
their BIPOC constituents are still in power thanks to the support of
corporations like the Florida-based supermarket chain Publix.

[ [link removed] ]Act now to demand that Publix stop bankrolling the republican lawmakers
who suppressed BIPOC votes in order to hand Trump a win in Florida.

In November 2018, more than 64% of Florida voters approved Amendment 4,
which restored the voting rights to former felons. It was a beautiful day
for democracy and the 1.2 million people who were finally able to vote
again.

But in May 2019, the republican-controlled state legislature approved a
bill that went against the will of Florida voters and required former
felons to pay all of their court fines and fees before they could vote.
Governor DeSantis, also a republican, signed the bill into law a month
later.

Publix donated hundreds of thousands of dollars this election cycle to the
Florida republicans responsible for this blatant act of voter suppression.
And its billionaire founder’s daughter and grandchildren are major Trump
supporters.

It appears that despite claiming it “rejects racism and discrimination of
any kind,” Publix has been more than happy to support right-wing lawmakers
who sacrifice the voting rights of hundreds of thousands of BIPOC
Floridians in order to protect their own political power. Let’s show them
that this hypocrisy is not OK.

[ [link removed] ]Sign this petition to demand that Publix make a public commitment to
stop giving money to politicians who disenfranchise Florida voters.



[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 



Thanks for all that you do,
Lacey and the team at SumOfUs


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Timeline: Effort to restore former felons voting rights in
Florida Click Orlando, November 3rd 2020
[ [link removed] ]US Election 2020: The fight to give former felons the vote in
Florida Sky News, November 2nd 2020

 

 

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