By: Alyssa Wilson

The new voting law in Florida signed by Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday is already facing lawsuits. 

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Voting rights groups filed lawsuits targeting the bill, restricting voting access just minutes after DeSantis signed it. Democratic attorney Marc Elias filed the first complaint on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Florida, Voters Matter Fund and the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans. 

Elias tweeted that Republicans are trying to disenfranchise voters of color. 

“The Republican strategy is to stop Black, Brown and young people from voting. They told us who they were in North Carolina in 2013, and they’re telling us again with new voting restrictions that target these exact groups. Believe republicans when they tell us who they are,” he said. 

The second lawsuit was filed by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Disability Rights Florida and Common Cause. They are alleging the law violates constitutional protections and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. 

According to The Hill, the complaints were filed in federal court in Tallahassee. They claim the bill restricts access to the ballot box. 

S.B. 90 does the following: 

• Restricts when ballot drop boxes can be used and who can collect ballots
• Only allows someone to collect and return a ballot of a member of their immediate family
• Orders dropboxes to be supervised and only be available when elections offices and early voting sights are open
• Requires that a voter making changes to registration data provide an identification number
• Limits who can hand out food, water or election-related material to voters waiting in line
• Prohibits anyone not designated as election staff from providing assistance to voters in the area

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