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Florida Elections Officials Must Educate Voters About Key Changes to Vote-by-Mail Law
January 26, 2023 TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local Florida and partners sent a letter Monday to Florida supervisors of elections urging their offices to use every means at their disposal to educate voters on changes to the state’s vote-by-mail rules. Due to recent changes in state law, voters…
Voting Rights Groups Call for Wisconsin Elections Commission Official Robert Spindell’s Appointment be Rescinded Immediately
January 17, 2023 MILWAUKEE, WI — In response to Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Commissioner Robert Spindell’s comments celebrating the intentional disenfranchisement of thousands of voters during the 2022 midterm election, All Voting is Local Wisconsin, The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, Wisconsin…
Florida’s Arrest of Voters Shows Gov. DeSantis Is Willing to Politically Weaponize Election Police Force
TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local Action’s Florida State Director Brad Ashwell issued the following statement in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis announcing the arrest of 20 individuals for supposed voting crimes: “This confirms what we’ve feared about Florida’s Office of Election…
Seminole County Still Lacks Required Spanish-Language Voter Materials Ahead of Florida’s Primary
TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local Florida and partners sent a letter Wednesday to Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Chris Anderson urging his office to make voting materials available in Spanish equivalent to materials already available in English.
Media Advisory: Student Leaders and Voting Rights Activists Will Give Voters Rides to the Polls in Response to Closed Early Voting Sites on Jacksonville Campuses
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In response to the closure of early voting sites on local college campuses, student leaders and activists will organize rides from Edward Waters University (EWU) to the early voting location at the Duval County Supervisor of Elections Office. The rides to the polls happening Friday and Saturday are open to the public.
Voting Advocacy Groups Urge Secretary of State Cegavske to Prohibit Hand-Counting Ballots as Primary Method in Elections
LAS VEGAS — Today, All Voting is Local Nevada, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, ACLU of Nevada, and Silver State Voices sent a letter to Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, urging her office to prohibit hand-counting ballots as the primary method of counting ballots.