Your Vote, Your Voice, Your Future

This year’s elections are especially important. The August primary will help determine which candidates advance to the November ballot, and many local races that directly affect our schools, neighborhoods, and quality of life are often decided by just a handful of votes. The November election will shape the future of our communities, our state, and our country for years to come.

Whether you choose Vote-by-Mail, Early Voting, or Election Day voting, the most important thing is to make a plan and vote. Democracy depends on citizen participation, and this year every vote will help shape the future of Lee County, Florida, and the nation. Read on

Florida Republicans Are Making It Harder to Vote and Easier to Ignore Voters

Florida’s democracy is under attack from two directions: voter suppression and gerrymandering. This year, Republicans in Tallahassee advanced SB 1334, an elections bill that Democrats and voting-rights advocates warn could remove eligible voters from the rolls and create new barriers to voter registration. The measure requires additional citizenship verification procedures and expands voter eligibility reviews that could lead to eligible voters being flagged or removed if records do not match government databases. Critics argue that these bureaucratic hurdles are likely to fall hardest on students, seniors, married women whose names have changed, naturalized citizens, and communities of color. Read on