In a Victory for Immigrants and Advocacy Groups, a Federal Judge has Provisionally Blocked Enforcement of a Florida Elections Law that Prohibited Non-Citizens from Collecting Signatures for Citizen-Led Ballot Initiatives.
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, in a 28-page Ruling, Temporarily Struck Down Part of a Controversial Measure Republicans Pushed to Passage this year (HB 1205) that Empowered State Officials to Enforce Citizenship Requirements on Ballot Initiative Collectors.
Walker’s Decision, a Preliminary Injunction Order, Stops Florida’s 20 State Attorneys from Prosecuting "Smart & Safe Florida", the Organization behind last year’s Failed Amendment 3 effort to Legalize recreational Cannabis, and its Non-Resident Petition Circulators.
Essentially, Smart & Safe’s Hundreds of Non-Resident Workers can Resume Collecting Signatures for its Current Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative without Fear of Criminal Charges.
The Ruling also Blocked Enforcement of the Citizenship Ban against Washington-based Nonprofit Poder Latinx, the Organization’s Non-Citizen Members and Two Lawful Permanent Residents
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