Voter Purge Ruling to be Appealed
A legal battle about whether Florida can purge possibly ineligible voters from the registration rolls is headed to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta.
Voter Rolls May be Purged Right Up to Election, Judge Rules
A federal judge in Fort Lauderdale ruled Thursday that there’s no time limit for the state to push for the removal of voters who were never supposed to be registered, and an effort to clean the rolls of non-citizens can go forward.
Scott, GOP Not Giving Up, Voter Purges Begin Again
Local elections supervisors will again begin checking names of some registered voters to see if they’re eligible to cast ballots, using a new list from the state aimed at culling non-citizens from the rolls.
Legislative Black Caucus Calls on Scott to Halt Voter Suppression
State Senator Arthenia Joyner (D-Tampa), Chair, Florida Legislative Black Caucus on Monday called on Republican Governor Rick Scott to heed the recent federal court ruling preserving early voting in Florida’s 5 protected counties, and halt the voter suppression efforts still underway in the rest of the state by restoring early voting to its previous time period throughout Florida.
Florida to Resume Voter Purge
State elections officials will re-start an effort to have supervisors of elections check voter rolls against lists of possible non-citizens before Election Day in November, the state’s top elections official said Tuesday.
Crist Denounces Scott’s Push to Suppress Vote in Florida
Efforts to remove voters from the rolls because of possible ineligibility, reduce early voting and other issues that may make it harder to vote are “unconscionable,” former Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday during an appearance on MSNBC.
Acting Responsibly: Election Supervisors Not Budging on New Voter Lists, For Now
Gov. Rick Scott is be ready for the state’s 67 elections supervisors to return to removing ineligible voters from the rolls, but supervisors say, they are not ready to trust the new lists without reviewing them first.
Courtroom Battle Over Voter Purge Begins
A federal judge who struck down part of a controversial state elections law will hold a hearing Wednesday morning on whether to issue a temporary restraining order in a separate case concerning a state-ordered voter purge.
Voter Purge, Stand Your Ground Popular with Florida Voters
Gov. Rick Scott’s effort to remove non-citizens from voter rolls and the state’s stand your ground self defense law are both overwhelmingly supported by most Florida voters, a poll released Wednesday shows.
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