A federal judge prevents Florida from prohibiting non-citizens from registering to vote in the 2024 election.
A clause in Florida’s SB 7050 that assessed a $50,000 punishment for any noncitizen found to be “collecting or handling voter registration applications” was declared to violate equal protection rights under the Constitution by Chief U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker, an Obama nominee. Walker’s decision was made on Friday. The prohibition also extended to those who held green cards or other lawful permanent residence, as NBC News reported.
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Citing Department of Homeland Security data, the publication estimated that 1.3 million legal permanent residents dwell in Florida. “Many of them often engage in civic activities such as help with voter registration or supporting campaigns as part of their journeys to become U.S. citizens or to learn about U.S. government,” NBC News made further observations.
Florida law is suspended by an emergency injunction, allowing voter registration organizations to use non-citizens as field workers.
Walker’s ruling on Friday is a result of a federal lawsuit that three noncitizen plaintiffs, the Hispanic Federation, and Poder Latinx—a progressive organization dedicated to registering and mobilizing Latino voters—filed last year.
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