Voting groups are challenging Florida’s law requiring some proof of citizenship to get on or remain on state voting rolls.
The first lawsuit, field Wednesday by voting rights groups represented by the ACLU in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, argues that requiring an on-file birth certificate or passport violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the US Constitution by creating an undue burden on the right to vote.
A second complaint, filed by groups represented by the Elias Law Group in the Northern District of Florida, brings similar claims.
“Many voters will struggle ...