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.
Plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit quickly gave notice Friday that they will appeal a U.S. District judge’s ruling that would allow the state to continue its controversial effort to remove non-citizens from the rolls until the November election.
Judge William Zloch on Thursday rejected arguments that federal law prevents such purges within 90 days of an election. Zloch wrote that Florida Secretary of State Kenneth Detzner “has a compelling interest in ensuring that the voting rights of citizens are not diluted by the casting of votes by non-citizens.”
The plaintiffs, including two individuals, a labor union and other groups, did not provide details in the notice of appeal filed Friday but said they are appealing Zloch’s order.
