Florida Voter Registration Law Struck Down
About 14,000 people have not been able to register because of Florida's ''no match'' law that requires a citizen's name on a voter registration form be matched with a Social Security number or driver's license number. The law has been challenged by the NAACP and other groups that say the law unfairly blocks blacks and Hispanics from being able to register to vote. . . .''The disenfranchisement, however unintentional, causes damage to the election system that cannot be repaired after the election has passed,'' Mickle wrote in the order. . . .
Justin Levitt, an attorney for the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law helping with the lawsuit, hailed the ruling and said it should lead to the state clearing the way to place those 14,000 people on the voter rolls.
Jennifer Maranzano, a staff attorney with the Advancement Project, wrote a guest blog post on the consequences of Florida's election law, with an explanation of the "no match" regulation. ACS hosted a panel discussion on the impact of voter-identification laws on democracy. ACSblog also summarized the Brennan Center's report on "the Truth about Voter Fraud." ACS also released an issue brief by Professor Jocelyn Benson that examines federally mandated language accommodations in the Voting Rights Act.
(H/T Election Law)