Is Florida's voting law harmful to minorities. Please read more info below before responding?

Yes.

"The Legislature's recent changes to Florida's elections law were so massive and controversial, it would be ironic if the overhaul came tumbling down because of one slightly obscure overstep. Here's hoping that's the case.

The overstep, pointed out June 12 in a front-page article by The Ledger's Lloyd Dunkelberger, was the Legislature's decision to disallow early voting on the Sunday before an election that features state or federal races.

That tweak might not seem like much, against the backdrop of the numerous and damaging changes imposed by the new law — such as tougher restrictions on voter registration, a severe reduction of the early voting period, and limitations aimed at young and absentee voters.

Yet, the final-Sunday voting ban should be a red flag to the U.S. Department of Justice, which, under the federal Voting Rights Act and because of the state's history of racial discrimination, must review any changes to Florida election laws.

The Sunday ban — as well as other changes affecting early voting — appears to be aimed directly at discouraging Florida's black voters."

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has notified the panel currently reviewing Florida’s voting law that the federal agency is opposed to a provision that complicates the process by which voters may change their registered addresses on Election Day.

Earlier this month, the DOJ said it was interested in seeking a trial into the state’s new voting law. Officials filed papers with the three-judge

panel reviewing the law opposing provisions that reduce the number of early voting days and ban early voting on the Sunday before Election Day. Officials are also concerned with the law’s onerous restrictions on third-party voter registration.

Just yesterday, the DOJ announced it was also opposed to a change-of-address provision in the law.

The Associated Press reports:

The Justice Department on Tuesday notified a federal court in Washington, D.C., that it believes a change-of-address provision also is discriminatory.

It previously had informed the court it would be opposing a reduction in the number of early voting days and new restrictions on voter registration drives. The newly challenged provision requires voters to cast provisional ballots if they change their addresses from another county at the polls on Election Day.

Critics of Florida’s voting law have called it a concerted “voter suppression” effort aimed at hindering access to the polls for minorities, students and low-income voters during the 2012 election. Florida’s law is just one of a slew of efforts that could curb voter turnout and, experts warn, could greatly affect the outcome of the upcoming presidential election.

The law is currently being reviewed because five counties in Florida (Collier, Hardee, Hendry, Hillsborough and Monroe) are protected under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Section 5 requires federal preclearance for any new elections laws impacting minorities.

The DOJ was originally supposed to investigate some of the more controversial aspects of the law. This past August, however, Florida Secretary of State Kurt Browning withdrew some of the more controversial portions of the bill from review by the DOJ.

I think voting for the entire country should be a single 5-7 day period, giving everyone a chance to vote.

Clearly.

The League of Women Voters, who has been doing registration drives in Florida for decades, has chosen to stop doing them there. The law pretty much makes it impossible to do.

AND...Gov. Scott is now purging the voter rolls - just as they did in 2000. Those who will find themselves off the rolls without knowing it? Minorities.

Righties suck.

Obama, 2012

No.