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Judge Rules Against the State on Campus Early Voting
"Calling it a “ham-handed” effort to keep young voters from casting ballots, a federal judge Tuesday struck down as unconstitutional an opinion issued by Gov. Rick Scott’s administration that barred early-voting sites on college and university campuses." - Sunshine State News
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Federal judge strikes down Florida’s early voting ban on college campuses as discrimination
Federal judge strikes down early voting ban affecting approximately 830,000 students enrolled at Florida public colleges or universities. - Mic
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Andrew Goodman Foundation Announces Florida Early-Voting Litigation Win
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker has granted a preliminary injunction against Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner’s interpretation of Florida’s early-voting law. As a result, public colleges and universities in Florida will have the option to bring early-voting polling stations to their campuses during the 2018 midterm elections.
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Judge rules against state on campus early voting
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker’s ruling in the Florida early-voting case becomes the latest in a number of voting-rights decisions against Governor Scott and other Florida state leaders. - Fox 35 Orlando
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Federal court overturns Florida prohibition of early voting locations on college campuses
College campuses can be used for early voting sites in this year’s elections, a federal judge ruled today. - Florida Phoenix
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Judge: Florida’s early voting-on-campus ban shows ‘stark pattern of discrimination’
Gov. Rick Scott's elections officials showed "a stark pattern of discrimination" in blocking early voting at state college and university campuses, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. - Tampa Bay Times
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Federal judge calls Florida ban on early voting at college campuses ‘discrimination’
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker rules Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner's ban on early voting sites on college campuses is discriminatory. - Miami Herald
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The Fight for Early Voting Sites
A stringent interpretation of Florida’s early voting statute led a group of six students from the University of Florida and Florida State University, backed by the League of Women Voters of Florida and The Andrew Goodman Foundation, to sue Florida Secretary of State Kenneth Detzner. - Inweekly
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LSU senior receives national recognition for work registering students to vote
For his work in leading the student-initiated effort to bring TurboVote to LSU, Louis Gremillion is one of five students nationwide who this month received the 2018 Hidden Heroes Award, given by the Andrew Goodman Foundation. - The Advocate
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LSU Senior Louis Gremillion Wins Hidden Heroes Award
LSU Vote Everywhere alumnus Louis Gremillion was one of five students nationwide who received The Andrew Goodman Foundation’s 2018 Hidden Heroes Award.
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