Federal Judge Blocks Florida GOP Attack On Voter Registration Groups
A federal judge on Monday blocked what he called “Florida’s latest assault on the right to vote” in a preliminary injunction against a Republican-backed law putting new restrictions on groups that register voters.In a 58-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said both a provision barring noncitizens from collecting voter registration applications and a provision mandating that such groups store applicant information were unconstitutional. “The challenged provisions exemplify something Florida has struggled with in recent years; namely, governing within the bounds set by the United States Constitution,” Walker wrote.“When state government power threatens to spread beyond constitutional bounds and reduce individual rights to ashes, the federal judiciary stands as a firewall,” wrote W...