This is wild: nytimes.com/2021/10/29/us/…
The three scholars that the state of Florida is forbidding to testify on the effects of the state's new voting restrictions are: Dan Smith (@electionsmith), Michael McDonald (@ElectProject), and Sharon Wright Austin.
“The university does not exist to protect the governor."
nytimes.com/2021/10/29/us/…
Last night I had not found the Twitter handle of the third scholar being targeted by the state of Florida for her expertise in voter restrictions, but here she is to support as well: @SharonA82707528 (alongside @ElectProject & @electionsmith)
More context: "Morteza Hosseini, the head of the UF board of trustees, co-chaired DeSantis’ 2018 transition team and has made major donations to the Republican Party."
And DeSantis's lawyers are balking at answering questions: thedailybeast.com/university-of-…
The University of Florida backtracks -- though the underlying issues here (voting restrictions, and a DeSantis state apparatus geared to protect them) remain:
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