Florida's 2023 Omnibus Voter Suppression Law Will Head to a Federal Trial

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, April 1, a bench trial will begin in a federal legal challenge to Florida’s latest omnibus voter suppression law, which was signed into law last May by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).

Among many so-called “election integrity” provisions, the challenged law places limitations on voter assistance options for requesting a mail-in ballot and imposes burdensome requirements and penalties on third-party voter registration organizations (3PVROs) that engage and turn out eligible Floridians to vote.

Immediately following the enactment of the sweeping anti-voting statute known as Senate Bill 7050, voting and civil rights groups filed three separate federal lawsuits challenging various aspects of the legislation.

Together, the groups behind the trio of lawsuits — the Florida State Conference of Branches and Youth Units of the NAACP (FL NAACP), Hispanic Federation and the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL) — allege violations of the U.S. Constitution and Voting Rights Act that will be adjudicated at next week’s trial.


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