Federal Judge Rejects Challenge to Florida Cutback in Early Voting

This is not a surprise: “A federal judge in Jacksonville refused to halt Florida’s plan to cut the number of early voting days from 14 days to eight days. Judge Timothy Corrigan ruled Monday there was not enough proof to show that the change approved last year by the Florida Legislature would harm black Americans’ right to vote.”

UPDATE: The 35-page written opinion denying a preliminary injunction is here. Key finding: “Because Florida’s Early Voting Statute allows early voting during non-working hours, as well as voting during the weekend, including one Sunday, voting times which are important to African American voters, as well as to GOTV efforts, the Court cannot find that the 2011 Early Voting Statute denies equal access to the polls.”

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