Analysis & Commentary
FL
Analysis of Fair Districts Florida Initiative
Analyzes two Florida redistricting initiatives filed in 2009
Authored by: Justin Levitt
– 06/05/09
Collections Court in Leon County, Florida
Selected findings from forthcoming Brennan Center report on court fees in Florida.
Authored by: Rebekah Diller
– 03/31/09
Ballot Library—Sarasota County
In 2006, election officials presented the following screen to voters in Sarasota County, Florida. Screen two contained two contests.
– 07/20/08
Florida: a Tough Place to Cast a Ballot
Florida is courting electoral trouble. Heading toward another presidential election, state officials are making it increasingly difficult for citizens to vote, according to Miami Herald editorial.
– 04/30/08
Three Strikes Against Florida Voters
n the past three weeks, Florida courts and election officials have put new roadblocks in the way for Floridians who want to participate in elections and exercise their right to vote.
Authored by: Michael Slater, Wendy Weiser & Elizabeth Westfall
– 04/20/08
Restoring the Right to Vote Gains Momentum
Authored by: Erika Wood
– 04/09/07
Fact Sheet on Discriminatory History of Florida’s Felony Disenfranchisement Law
History of Floridas Felony Disenfranchisement Provision.
– 03/31/06
Florida Fact Sheet on Bias in the Criminal Justice System
Because of institutional bias in the criminal justice system, blacks are more likely to be arrested, charged, and convicted, and they are sentenced more harshly than others. Florida’s ban on voting by people with felony convictions imports this bias from the criminal justice system into the electoral system. Even without counting those who are still serving criminal sentences, one in ten voting-age blacks in Florida has lost the right to cast a ballot.
– 01/19/06