The fight is on over voting rights

Florida's election law was changed after the 2020 vote by the Republican- dominated Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis. Democrats and advocates of making voting accessible to all qualified residents continue their opposition.

The changes could affect you, especially but not exclusively, if you vote by mail.

The Villages Democratic Club enlisted Char Griffin of the League of Women Voters of The Villages/Tri-County Area -- a nonpartisan organization -- to explain the changes at Saturday's monthly Club membership meeting.

To help you understand the practical impact and why Democrats oppose, The Neighborhood Buzz drew from multiple sources to compile this report on the new law, which originated as Senate Bill 90.

We'll keep you apprised of developments and suggested actions ahead of the 2022 election.

Here's a summary.

Remember, no county Supervisor of Elections asked that the law be changed.

And that lawsuits were quickly filed.

Here's the most recent one.

Lawsuit: Florida's justification for voting restrictions were made up

Source: Florida Phoenix

Democratic state attorneys general in 16 states and the District of Columbia who have intervened in litigation challenging Florida’s new law making it harder to vote argue in a legal brief that the state has mounted bogus arguments that the measure fights fraud and boosts voter confidence.

That’s because there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in U.S. or Florida elections or that the law would do anything to bolster faith in elections, the A.G.s argue in papers filed Friday (Dec. 10) with U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in Tallahassee.

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