On the recordMay 5, 2019
Don't you think we need some type of oversight from the Federal Government to make sure that local jurisdictions do not engage in very subtle acts of voter suppression?
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congress.govDon't you think we need some type of oversight from the Federal Government to make sure that local jurisdictions do not engage in very subtle acts of voter suppression?
Butterfield advocates for federal oversight to prevent voter suppression.
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Floridians deserve free and fair elections, not more restrictions on access to the ballot.
Let's just keep fighting, let's keep pushing, and let's keep representing the people that elect us every 2 years.
We took the case into Federal court, and the lower Federal courts ruled in our favor and ruled that the State legislature engaged in partisan gerrymandering and that it was a violation of the Federal Constitution.
In conclusion, our democracy works best when every voter can make their voice heard.