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January 15, 2026
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Voter identification and congressional redistricting stand chief among concerns voiced by advocacy organizations in the state as the 2026 legislative session gets underway.
Members of 11 organizations gathered to respond to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ State of the State address, delivered Tuesday.
Genesis Robinson, director of Equal Ground, a Black-led, nonpartisan group working to build Black political power in the state, called the organizations “united as democracy-defense organizations.”
The groups included Equal Ground, the NAACP, Southern Poverty Law Center, Common Cause Florida, the American Civil Liberties Union, Justice Over Everything, League of Women Voters, Florida Watch, and Black Voters Matter.
“What we heard was a lame duck governor who is singularly focused on control,” Robinson said.
The expanse of his control has been a “power grab,” Robinson said, to establish redrawn congressional maps, “aggressive voter suppression, attacks on local governance, and attempts to erase long-standing protections that exist for our democracy.”
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January 14, 2026
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he expects Republican President Donald Trump to try to interfere with the midterm elections, and he says raids by immigration agents in major cities are creating a sense of chaos that voters will reject in November.
The comments were part of a wide-ranging, 20-minute Associated Press telephone interview with the New York Democrat, who argued former Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola’s entry into the Senate race gives his party a path to the majority .
Schumer said that economic concerns have begun to cement in the minds of voters and that Democrats have plans to build their campaign around the costs, chaos and corruption they attribute to the Trump administration.
The White House has called such Democratic statements “fearmongering” to score political points.
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State Voices Florida statement supporting CAIR Florida
State Voices Florida proudly works with a diverse network of nonprofit organizations across Florida committed to civic engagement, community safety, and civil rights. CAIR-Florida is one of those organizations.
Recently, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he was declaring CAIR to be a “foreign terrorist organization.” The State of Florida has provided no credible evidence that CAIR-Florida has engaged in or supported terrorism. Designations without evidence undermine public trust and due process.
CAIR-Florida is a long-standing civil rights and community advocacy organization that has operated openly and legally in the United States for decades. Disagreement with an organization’s policy positions—on any issue—does not justify labeling them terrorists. In a democracy, civil society groups must be free to advocate for their communities without fear of political retaliation.
We believe in evidence-based decision-making, respect for constitutional rights, and safeguarding all Floridians’ ability to participate in civic life. State Voices Florida remains committed to ensuring all communities, including Muslim Americans, feel safe, respected, and able to fully participate in civic engagement.
We are proud to have CAIR Florida as a partner and stand with them as they push back against this slur. We look forward to working with CAIR and all of our other partners to make Florida a better place to live.
State Voices Florida is a statewide civic engagement organization committed to bringing together progressive 501(C)(3) organizations to work together in building power around civic issues. If the progressive movement works together and speaks with one voice, great things will happen.
We believe everyone should have the right to vote, and voting should be simple and easy. We also support reproductive rights, environmental justice, criminal justice reform, economic justice and affordable housing for everyone.
Along with our partner organizations, we use data and technology, people-powered campaigns, and coalitions to collectively build a multiracial democracy that allows every Floridian to thrive and live in their full dignity. We are a member of the State Voices Affiliated Network, a network of state-based coalitions, advocates, and organizers fighting for a healthy, multiracial democracy.
We have over 100 partner organizations. They range from large national organizations with hundreds of employees to small nonprofits based out of a single county or even a single neighborhood. We provide support and tools to nonprofit partners regardless of size, to improve infrastructure while increasing capacity for all of our partners.
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