A legal battle over voting rules is brewing in Florida, where Secretary of State Cord Byrd and ten local election supervisors, appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis, are opposing the Department of Justice's involvement in the case. The Department of Justice (DOJ) intervened in a lawsuit challenging Florida's "wet signature" requirement for voter registration, requiring certain individuals to sign their names with a pen physically. The lawsuit, filed in March by Vote.org, the Florida NAACP, and two other organizations, is being represented by lawyers from the Elias Law Group, a firm aligned with Democrats. Lawyers representing Byrd, DeSantis, and the supervisors asked U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor to dismiss the DOJ filing, arguing that federal law does not permit the United States to intervene as it pleases. However, Judge Winsor allowed those opposing the DOJ's filing, including the Republican National Committee, to respond to the arguments made by federal lawyers.
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00:02 A legal battle over voting rules is brewing in Florida where Secretary of State, Cord Bird,
00:07 and 10 local election supervisors appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis are opposing the
00:11 Department of Justice involvement in the case.
00:14 The Department of Justice intervened in a lawsuit challenging Florida's WET signature,
00:18 Requirement for Voter Registration, which necessitates certain individuals to physically
00:23 sign their names with a pen.
00:26 The lawsuit filed in March by Vote.org, the Florida NAACP, and two other organizations
00:31 is being represented by lawyers from the Eliza's Law Group, a firm aligned with Democrats.
00:36 Lawyers representing Bird, DeSantis, and the supervisors asked U.S. District Judge Alan
00:41 Windsor to dismiss the DOJ filing entirely, arguing that federal law does not permit the
00:46 United States to intervene in the case as it pleases.
00:49 However, Judge Windsor allowed those opposing the DOJ's filing, including the Republican
00:53 National Committee, to respond to the arguments made by federal lawyers.
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