SAVE Dade adds our voice to the ACLU of Florida's call upon United States Attorney General Eric Holder to deny preclearance to Florida's new election laws and procedures, as they violate the Voter Rights Act.

These violations are described in a release from the ACLU of Florida:

"Among the problem areas with the law which could raise concerns are a reduction in the days of early voting, ending a provision allowing a voter to change their address between counties on Election Day and vote by regular instead of provisional ballot and new rules and fines which would limit the ability of third party groups to conduct independent efforts to register new voters. "As Project Vote well knows, voter registration drives have been indispensable in expanding the Florida electorate, particularly to low income people and racial minorities," said Estelle Rogers, Director of Advocacy for Project Vote which joined the ACLU in bringing the suit. "HB 1355, with its onerous rules and stiff penalties, makes it too risky for most groups--like civic organizations and church groups--to run a drive in Florida, and thousands of eligible voters will be left out as a result."

Please use the following form to create your own letter to send directly to Attorney General Eric Holder at the Department of Justice, and call upon him to deny preclearance to Florida's unconstitutional voter suppression laws.

Dear Attorney General Holder: * The rights of Floridians to vote is under attack-- again. What Rick Scott and Tallahassee politicians are attempting to do is change the rules of the game, leaving only their players on the field. Rick Scott just signed an overhaul of the state's election code that violates the Voting Rights Act. Among other things, this bill would slash early voting from 14 days down to eight. It will impose fines on voter registration drives. Voters like our brave men and women fighting overseas will not be able to update their addresses at the polls on Election Day and will be forced to cast a provisional ballot–ballots which are often not even counted. I am writing you to call upon the Justice Department to strike down Florida’s voter suppression legislation. This law simply makes it harder to register to vote, it makes it harder to vote, and it makes it harder to have our votes counted. We call on the U.S. Department of Justice to review and reject Florida’s new anti-voter law. Sincerely,

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