A federal judge said Florida's new election law incorporated subtle tactics by the Republican-led state government to disenfranchise Black voters.
A federal judge struck down portions of a Florida election law passed last year, saying in a ruling Thursday that the Republican-led state government was using subtle tactics to suppress Black voters.
“For the past 20 years, the majority in the Florida Legislature has attacked the voting rights of its Black constituents,” Walker wrote. Given that history, he said, some future election law changes should be subject to court approval.after Republican former President Trump made false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Democrats have called such reforms a partisan attempt to keep some voters from the ballot box.and that the election was stolen from Trump,” Democratic state Rep.
“Florida has a long history of discrimination at the ballot box, and [the bill] was just another roadblock put in front of Black people trying to cast a legal vote,” said Alexander, who is Black., said the state would appeal Walker’s decision and win.
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