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A group of nonpartisan civil rights and voting rights organizations sent a letter to Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri in response to two armed individuals dressed as security guards outside an early voting site in Pinellas County who reportedly said they were “hired by the Trump campaign.” [Read more…] about Civil rights and voting rights organizations respond to sheriff’s call for deputies at all early voting locations in Pinellas County
The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that the term “all terms of sentence” in Amendment 4 includes fines, restitution, court costs, and fees. [Read more…] about Florida Supreme Court rules that Amendment 4 requires payment of legal debts to regain voting rights
Fair Elections Center and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC today filed a brief with the Supreme Court of Florida arguing that under the Florida Constitution as amended by Amendment 4, people with felony convictions do not need to pay administrative costs and fees to regain their voting rights. [Read more…] about Brief filed in Florida Supreme Court argues payment of costs and fees not required for voting rights restoration
To bridge the gap elections officials face to recruit a new generation of tech-savvy and bilingual poll workers, Fair Elections Center announces the expansion of its Work Elections initiative and the availability of workelections.com — a centralized web portal and database where individuals interested in becoming poll workers can be matched with their local jurisdiction’s poll working information and instantly apply. [Read more…] about Workelections.com, First Multi-State Site to Centralize Poll Worker Applications
