• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Submit News
  • Contact Us

Capital Soup

Florida News Straight From the Source

  • Featured
  • Leaders
  • Government
  • Industry
  • Education
  • Opinion
You are here: Home / Education / League Applauds Miami-Dade County for Implementing Early Voting at FIU

League Applauds Miami-Dade County for Implementing Early Voting at FIU

Posted on September 19, 2018

In response to Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez announcing that the county will be offering early voting on Florida International University campus, LWV of Florida President Patricia Brigham offered the following statement:

In his July 24th opinion, Judge Mark Walker ruled that Florida’s ban on campus early voting locations violated the U.S. Constitution and showed a “stark pattern of discrimination.” We extend our thanks to Mayor Gimenez, Supervisor Christina White, and FIU President Mark Rosenberg for rectifying this pattern of discrimination and for listening to the pleas of their students.

The list of college and university campuses offering early voting sites now includes: University of Florida, Florida State University, University of South Florida, University of Central Florida, University of North Florida, Edward Waters College, Florida Atlantic University, and now Florida International University.

This is a victory for democracy throughout the state of Florida, and a testament to the hard work of our state’s Supervisors of Elections and their determination to ensure equitable access to the ballot for all Floridians.

Today’s announcement is another example of the incredible power that citizens wield to enact change. Undoubtedly, the deciding factor in this decision was the bipartisan coalition of students calling for Mayor Gimenez and Supervisor White to allow early voting on FIU campus. This coalition also included organizations like the FIU College Republicans, the FIU College Democrats, LWV of Miami-Dade County, ACLU of Florida, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, All Voting is Local-FL, Florida New Majority, NextGen Florida, and Engage Miami.

Ensuring that Florida’s young people can use their voice is an issue that transcends all political divides. It was that desire from students at UF and FSU to use their voice that led to the lawsuit filed by the League and the Andrew Goodman Foundation. We look forward to providing assistance to our state’s Supervisors of Elections with voter registration and outreach as needed.

Share this article! Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Early Voting, League of Women Voters of Florida

Primary Sidebar

    Submit News    

Florida Democratic Party Launches “Defend Our Dems” Program

Tallahassee, FL — Today, the Florida Democratic Party is proud to launch the “Defend Our Dems” program, an … [Read More...] about Florida Democratic Party Launches “Defend Our Dems” Program

House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell, Representatives Kelly Skidmore and Allison Tant Request FLDOE to Release Critical Data

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Earlier today, House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell (D–Tampa), Representative Kelly … [Read More...] about House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell, Representatives Kelly Skidmore and Allison Tant Request FLDOE to Release Critical Data

Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and Pinellas Technical College Host Signing Day Event for Students

  St. Petersburg, Fla. – The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) joined together with Pinellas … [Read More...] about Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and Pinellas Technical College Host Signing Day Event for Students

Keep in Touch

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Footer

News

  • Featured
  • Leaders
  • Government
  • Industry
  • Education
  • Opinion

About Us 

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Submit News
  • Contact Us

Keep in Touch

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2021
Terms & Conditions

© Copyright 2025 Capital Soup · All Rights Reserved ·