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April 27, 2021

Florida Senate Passes Sweeping Voter Suppression Law
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Florida voting rights advocates are sounding the alarm over new
legislation that would make it harder to vote by mail, among other
restrictions critics are condemning as "Jim Crow 2.0." The bill,
approved by Florida's state Senate Monday, would also limit ballot drop
boxes, impose more identification requirements for absentee ballots and
criminalize giving food and water to voters waiting in line. The
legislation is similar to a recent sweeping voter suppression law
enacted in Georgia.


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