The Florida Secretary of State announced the state was withdrawing key portions of the Voter Suppression Act (HB1355) from consideration by the Department of Justice..
A statement from Howard Simon, is below. The ACLU of Florida has a pending suit against the law in federal court seeking an injunction to block implementation of the bill statewide until it has been approved as being compliant with the Voting Rights Act. Today’s move will delay that process beyond the original, expected August 8th decision by the DOJ.
Howard Simon, Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida said: With the August 8th decision looming, Rick Scott and Kurt Browning clearly thought they were going to lose so they’ve resorted to these last second legal shenanigans and are trying to start over somewhere else.
By making this move, the Governor has exposed the taxpayers to a much longer, more costly legal fight to defend his indefensible Voter Suppression law. It’s should be as clear as ever that they will spend whatever it takes and do whatever they can to restrict the right to vote and stack the deck for the 2012 election and beyond.
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