Posted on 05/31/2024 11:23:36 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Left-leaning organizations are suing Republican-led states over voter registration drive laws, despite the concerns of state legislatures about voter fraud.
As states are focusing more on implementing stricter guidelines on third-party voter registration groups, several liberal-leaning organizations are suing over the laws, arguing that the restrictions violate the U.S. Constitution. However, numerous investigations have been conducted over the recent years because of voter registration fraud.
According to the Movement Advancement Project, 25 states have no restrictions on voter registration drives, while 23 do have restrictions. New Hampshire and Wyoming don’t allow such drives at all.
Last May, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill into law that penalizes third-party voter registration organizations with a $50,000 fine if their staff or volunteers handling or collecting forms are either convicted felons or non-citizens. Fines that groups could face were raised from $1,000 to $250,000, and the window to return registration applications reduced from 14 days to 10 days.
The League of Women Voters of Florida filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Florida federal court last year with other voter advocacy groups over the new law, claiming that the restrictions were vague, overbroad, and violations of First Amendment rights to free speech and association.
Earlier this month, after a bench trial on April 1, 2024, the federal judge ruled that the restriction on non-citizens handling or collecting voter registration forms violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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no standing!
All voter drive activities should be declared illegal nationwide. It is nothing more than a fraud scheme. The only thing that should be allowed is unbiased public service announcements from the state. Voting is a responsibility. If someone cannot meet that responsibility then it is their problem if they don’t get to vote.
Arrest and disbar their attorneys then arrest the plaintiffs and hound them into bankruptcy.
They are actively working on the Big Steal 2.0
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