Florida Rising Together v. Byrd
Federal case in Florida challenging the state's exact-match voter-registration rule.
Florida Rising Together v. Byrd was dismissed on 29 September 2026 by Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe for lack of standing, leaving Florida's exact-match registration rule in force for the 3 November election; the plaintiffs may file an amended complaint by 15 October.
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Dismissed on 29 September
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Florida Rising Together v. Byrd, No. 6:24-cv-01682 in the Middle District of Florida, challenges Florida Statutes section 97.053(6). Under that provision a registration application is valid only once the state verifies the applicant's Florida driver licence or ID number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number. The original complaint relied on the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
Florida Rising Together, Inc. and Florida Rising, Inc. filed the case on 17 September 2024 against Secretary of State Cord Byrd and 13 county supervisors of elections. The Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Florida intervened.
Judge Moe's 34-page order of 29 September 2026 did not reach the merits. She found that Florida Rising, Inc. had not shown associational standing and Florida Rising Together, Inc. had not shown organisational standing, noting that the complaint did not name a single person WHO could not register.
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