A federal judge handed Latino and civil rights groups a victory when he struck down a provision in a Florida state law that would have barred noncitizens from registering voters in time for the 2024 election.
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker determined Friday that a provision in Florida’s SB 7050 assessing a $50,000 fine for each noncitizen found to be “collecting or handling voter registration applications” violates constitutional equal protection rights. The ban covered people with legal permanent residency or green cards.
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