SPLC Files Emergency Motion on Behalf of LWVFL and FL NAACP to Extend Voter Registration Deadline as Floridians Face Back-to-Back Hurricanes

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced emergency litigation on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL) and the NAACP Florida State Conference (FL NAACP) to reopen the voter registration period in Florida. This motion comes after Gov. Ron DeSantis failed to extend the Oct. 7 deadline, which fell between hurricanes Helene and Milton. 

The complaint, filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, argues that state leaders’ refusal to extend the voter registration deadline in response to two, life-threatening natural disasters in the final days of the voter registration period made it impossible or unduly difficult for many Floridians to register to vote by the Oct. 7 deadline. Read More