We just sued the state of Florida again to protect Black and Brown voters and prevent the disenfranchisement of communities of color. After Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed one of the most restrictive voter suppression bills into law, voting rights advocates are taking action to challenge the law’s provisions that make it fundamentally harder to vote. 

Florida’s long history of voter suppression dates back to Reconstruction when lawmakers legally disenfranchised Black and Brown vote through poll taxes and literacy tests. 

Our history of suing Florida also dates back over two decades. We sued the state in the aftermath of the 2000 election after Black voters were illegally purged from the voter rolls. Last year, we sued when the state of Florida initially refused to ensure voters could safely cast a ballot—either by mail or in-person—during the 2020 presidential primary elections. We litigated once more last November when the state’s online voter registration system crashed on the day of the voter registration deadline. 

Now, state lawmakers have taken a new step to create barriers to the ballot box.  

Senate Bill 90, recently signed into law, makes it more difficult to vote-by-mail, hampers the ability of civic organizations to register voters, and criminalizes activities like giving water to voters standing in long lines at polling stations. All of these measures will disproportionately harm voters of color. 

It is clear that state lawmakers are attempting to maintain power by taking Florida back to the Jim Crow-era when the state legally denied Black and Brown people the right to vote. 

But we won’t let this happen.

Yesterday, we filed a legal complaint on behalf of a coalition of civic engagement organizations detailing the ways in which the new law discriminates against voters on the basis of race, curtails access to drop boxes, and significantly reduces access to language assistance at the polls. We’re demanding the courts block the implementation of SB 90 and ensure all Floridians can participate in free, fair and safe elections. 

We won’t stop organizing, advocating and litigating on behalf of Floridians until the state provides equitable access to the ballot box. 

Read our legal complaint filed on behalf of Florida Rising, Faith in Florida, Equal Ground Education Fund, UnidosUS, Poder Latinx and the Hispanic Federation. Show your support online by using #OverturnSB90.

Donate to organizations like Advancement Project National Office and our Florida grassroots partners as we work year round to register, engage and support voters. 

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