Voting-rights groups file emergency litigation to reopen voter registration

Two days after Gov. Ron DeSantis refused requests by voting rights groups to extend the voter registration deadline — which fell as the state dealt with two major hurricanes — the League of Women Voters of Florida has asked a federal court to extend the registration process.

The complaint, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, argues that DeSantis’ refusal to extend the deadline in response to two life-threatening natural disasters in the final days of the voter registration period made it unduly difficult or impossible for many Floridians to meet the deadline, which fell on Monday.

The League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP filed the lawsuit through attorneys with the Southern Poverty Law Center.

“The League is deeply concerned about both the safety and voting rights of Florida’s citizens in the face of impending Hurricane Milton, following Hurricane Helene. In times of crisis, survival becomes the priority,” said Cecile Scoon and Debbie Chandler, co-presidents of the League of Women Voters of Florida, in a written statement.




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