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The League of Women Voters of Orange County will host a May 13 Hot Topics discussion — “Rigged by Design: The Architecture of Voter Suppression” — that focuses on recent laws that restrict Florida voters’ access to the polls and the state’s constitutional amendment process.Doors open at 10:30 a.m. at the Winter Park Events Center for a buffet lunch. The panel discussion starts at 11:45 a.m. at 1050 W. Morse Blvd. in Winter Park and ends at 1 p.m. Tickets are $30 for League members, $37 non-members. Register at www.LWVOC.org/HotTopics.
The moderator is Bill Cowles, former Orange County elections supervisor. Panelists include Karen Castor Dentel, the current Orange County elections supervisor; Ricardo Negrón-Almodóvar, Florida senior campaign manager for All Voting is Local; and Jason Garcia, investigative reporter, newsletter author and podcaster.
In recent years, Florida has enacted laws that restrict voters’ access to voting and to their right to change the state’s constitution. This year, the Legislature approved tougher ID and proof of citizenship requirements for voters that will take effect Jan. 1. The panel will discuss those laws and Florida’s mid-decade redistricting efforts to increase Republican-leaning congressional districts. A special session of the Legislature has been called for April 28.
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Winter Park Events Center, 1050 West Morse Boulevard,Winter Park,FL,United States
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