LWV of Florida Encourages Individuals with Disabilities to Increase Political Participation, Run for Office
Following continued negative rhetoric towards individuals with disabilities, especially throughout the 2022 election cycle, League of Women Voters of Florida President Cecile M. Scoon, Esq. issues the following statement: “The […]
LWV of Florida, Other Organizational Plaintiffs in Florida Redistricting Lawsuit Comment on Election Results
TALLAHASSEE, FL — With litigation ongoing regarding the congressional map passed during Florida’s 2022 redistricting process, the state yesterday held its midterm elections under the state legislature’s congressional map that […]
LWV of Florida, Others Request Ballot Cure Extension as Hurricane Nicole Approaches
With hurricane warnings in effect for 240 miles of Florida’s east coast, nonpartisan voting rights groups, including the League of Women Voters of Florida, have called on the Governor and […]
LWV of Florida, Others Request Gov. DeSantis Extend Additional Voting Accommodations Due to Hurricane Ian
The League of Women Voters of Florida and five other civic-minded organizations sent an urgent request to Governor Ron DeSantis to extend additional voting accommodations to the 26 counties that […]
LWV of Florida Request Gov. DeSantis Issue Executive Order Adjusting Voter Registration Deadline In Light of Hurricane Ian
The LWV of Florida and our local chapters in the most severely impacted areas of our state have requested that Governor Ron DeSantis issue an Executive Order moving back the […]
LWV of Florida Joins Campaign for Florida’s Right to Clean & Healthy Waters
The League of Women Voters of Florida has joined the campaign to support getting a constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2024 for civil action to enforce our right to […]
League of Women Voters of Florida Responds to Governor’s “Major Announcement” of Arrests Made in Tandem with the Office of Election Crimes and Security
In response to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s “major announcement” of arrests made in tandem with the Office of Election Crimes and Security, the League of Women Voters of Florida releases the […]
LWV Statement on Supreme Court Stripping Americans of Constitutional Right to Abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Decision
Today the League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following joint statement in response to the 6 – 3 Supreme Court decision […]
LWV of Florida, New York, U.S. Respond to SCOTUS New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen Ruling
SCOTUS has ruled that a New York law restricting certain individuals from carrying concealed weapons in public is unconstitutional, effectively weakening gun safety laws around the country. The League of […]
LWV of Florida Urges State Legislators to Hold Special Session regarding Gun Violence
On June 9, 2022, the League of Women Voters of Florida sent all members of the Florida Legislature a letter requesting they vote in favor of holding a special session […]