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Florida law could erect obstacles for minorities, students, low-income voters

Recovered from FSRN’s earlier site via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Originally published January 31, 2012.

As the political clout of Florida’s Latino voters continues to grow, other key voting groups are also expected to weigh in on the race. But voting advocates say a new law passed last year in Florida threatens access to the polls for some. The law comes into effect just in time for the 2012 election cycle when Florida is expected to be a battleground state. Groups throughout the state are asking officials to overturn provisions of the law they say make voting harder for minorities, students and people with low incomes.  FSRN’s Janelle Irwin reports.