Voting Rights
State Voices Florida was proud to take part in a rally in support of the Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Voting Rights Act at the Florida Capitol on Wednesday, February 7. We want to extend our thanks to Equal Ground and the NAACP of Florida for planning and putting on this event. It was a joyous occasion with many different organizations coming together in solidarity.
While it has no chance of passing this session, it will be the most important piece of voting rights legislation in the history of Florida whenever it does become law.
The legislation is named in honor of Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore, two of Florida’s most important voting rights advocates who died championing the right to vote for Black Floridians.
Key provisions of the bill include:
- Preclearance Protections to ensure changes made to the voting process at the local level are thoroughly vetted.
- Automatic registration for eligible Floridians to vote when they interact with DHSMV unless they opt-out.
- A centralized database for returning citizens to determine voter eligibility
- Permanent Vote by Mail Requests
- Expanded Language Access
- Allows eligible voters to register to vote at any time, up to and including Election Day
