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17 Jun, 5 tweets, 6 min read
⚖️There are now 4 lawsuits against voter suppression bill #SB90 in Florida.

Find out who's involved in the fight to protect the right to vote in the Sunshine State⤵️☀️🧵
The first lawsuit was from
@LWVFlorida, @BlackVotersMtr, & @ActiveRetirees who claim that #SB90 violates the 1st and 14th Amendments.

"#SB90 is a bill that purports to solve problems that do not exist, caters to a dangerous lie about the 2020 election..."democracydocket.com/cases/florida-…
@NAACP_LDF, @DisabilityRtsFL, & @CommonCause filed the second suit on the grounds that #SB90 violates the VRA, ADA, and the 1st & 14th Amendments.

"#SB90’s curtailment of... VBM removes an important option for vulnerable voters with no legitimate purpose."democracydocket.com/cases/florida-…
@FLRising, @FaithFlorida, @WeAreUnidosUS, Equal Ground Education Fund, @HispanicFed, & @PoderLatinx filed the 3rd complaint that #SB90 violates the VRA and the Constitution.

"FL has a long history of imposing racially discriminatory voting requirements."democracydocket.com/cases/florida-…
@splcenter, @fairerelections, Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters & @HeadCountOrg filed the 4th lawsuit claiming that #SB90 is unconstitutional.

"#SB90 does not serve any government interest & cannot survive the exacting scrutiny applied to such restrictions."democracydocket.com/cases/florida-…

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