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Equal Ground Action Fund Makes First Time Election Endorsements

Equal Ground Action Fund, the 501c4 advocacy arm of Florida’s preeminent Black-led voting rights organization, Equal Ground Education...

Oct 13, 20223 min read

Florida Officials Must Take Emergency Action to Ensure Voting Access Amid Hurricane Ian Recovery

TALLAHASSEE – Several organizations, including Equal Ground Education Fund, that belong to the Election Protection coalition convened by...

Oct 11, 20222 min read

Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Stop In Jacksonville

MEDIA ADVISORY October 5, 2022 Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Stop In Jacksonville As Part Of Statewide ‘We Draw The Lines’...

Oct 5, 20222 min read

Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs Stop In Bartow

Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs Stop In Bartow As Part Of Statewide ‘We Draw The Lines’ Tour *Pictures and video from the event...

Sep 13, 20222 min read

Week of Action: Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Join National Bus Tour

Week of Action: Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Join National Bus Tour and Make Stops In Tampa Bay and Southern Florida As...

Sep 12, 20222 min read

Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Stop In Orange County

Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Stop In Orange County As Statewide ‘We Draw The Lines’ Tour Continues Orlando – Tonight,...

Sep 6, 20222 min read

Seminole County kicks off statewide 'We Draw the Lines' tour focusing on redistricting

BY DYLAN LYONS SEMINOLE COUNTY UPDATED 1:51 PM ET AUG. 31, 2022 PUBLISHED 6:10 AM ET AUG. 31, 2022 SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Just a week...

Aug 31, 20222 min read

Two organizations host phone bank event encouraging voters to the polls in Pensacola

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Two non-profit foundations worked together in Pensacola Sunday to help encourage people to vote in the Tuesday Primary...

Aug 21, 20221 min read

DeSantis’s new election crimes unit makes its first arrests

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the first arrests made by the state’s new elections police force Thursday:...

Aug 17, 20224 min read

'We have demands': Caravan mobilizes Black voters in Orange County

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A push to boost the number of African American voters brought a nearly 100-car caravan to the polls in Orange...

Aug 13, 20221 min read

Effort Seeks to Boost Black Voters, Monitor Polls

Pastors, community leaders and educators are joining forces to engage Black voters in Florida’s 2022 elections, with an emphasis on...

Jul 20, 20224 min read

For a second time, judge blocks state from using DeSantis’ congressional districts

A state trial judge has forbidden the state from running this year’s midterm elections using the congressional redistricting map that...

May 16, 20222 min read

Florida Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in Congressional Map Challenge

For Immediate Release May 11, 2022 Contact Jena Doyle doyle@redistrictingfoundation.org Florida Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in...

May 10, 20222 min read

Leading Florida Voting Rights Groups in State Redistricting Lawsuit to Hold Press Call Ahead of May

MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Nathan Janda, team@feldmanstrategies.com, 610.608.5585 Leading Florida Voting Rights Groups in State...

May 9, 20222 min read

Florida Voters Challenge Discriminatory Map With Support of National Redistricting Foundation

Washington, D.C. – A group of individual voter-plaintiffs and the community-based organizations Black Voters Matter, Equal Ground, the...

Apr 21, 20222 min read

Equal Ground's Statement on Florida Redistricting Litigation

"Today brought an end to one of the most controversial and consequential weeks in Florida history. We saw the Republican-led Florida...

Apr 21, 20221 min read

We Sued and We Won!

Civil Right Organizations Celebrate Decision in Florida Voting Rights Trial Judge Strikes Down Key Provisions of SB 90, Making Voting...

Apr 1, 20226 min read

Equal Ground's Statement on Florida SB 524

Yet again, the Republican leadership in the state of Florida has added to their notorious reputation of passing restrictive voter...

Mar 9, 20222 min read

Florida’s Congressional Redistricting Maps Spotlight How Much The Right To Vote Is Under Attack

When legislatures draw lines that are discriminatory or gerrymandered, the will of voters is subverted and diminished. Written By Jasmine...

Feb 6, 20223 min read

Florida's DeSantis proposes a voting map that cuts 2 majority Black voting districts

Governor Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., has weighed into the redistricting fight in Florida by proposing his own controversial congressional...

Jan 21, 20222 min read