The ACLU of Florida has filed suit in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida challenging implementation of HB1355 before preclearance is obtained. At the same time, the Brennan Center has asked the Secretary of State to hold off on implementing HB1355 for the same reason, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The Secretary of...
First newspaper editorial, courtesy of the St. Pete Times, that I’ve seen that mentions the “bifurcated voting system” that is apparently in place in Florida today.
I’m a bit behind in posting this – here is the order in the Miami-Dade early voting dispute, courtesy of the Miami Herald. The court held the issue of cancelling early voting on the Sunday before election day was moot due to the signing of HB1355.
Headline in the St. Pete Times today: “Elections supervisors in key counties refuse to implement new law” – same article in the Miami Herald has the headline: “Without DOJ sign-off, elections chief balk at voting law.”
The American Bar Association’s ABA Journal posted an interesting article today entitled “As Other States Watch, Florida’s Redistricting Fracas May Set the Lines for the Future. Apparently this will be in their June 1 printed edition.
Here are some samples of the coverage of the HB1355 in local newspapers around the State, most appear to be running the AP story online, but some have independent coverage: Florida Times-Union/jacksonville.com Miami Herald editorial Miami-Herald story Sarasota Herald-Tribune Palm Beach Post St Pete Times editorial I also found an opinion piece from the...