State of Florida – Governor’s Office

Rule Changes

Retains authority to prosecute noncitizen voting under state law

A federal judge in Miami dismissed a criminal case against a noncitizen accused of illegally voting in 2020 and ruled that 18 U.S.C. § 611, the 1996 law making noncitizen voting a federal misdemeanor, is unconstitutional. It was the first court to strike down the statute, and the Justice Department has appealed to the Eleventh Circuit.

Updated 9 hours ago

Rule Changes

Issued executive order labeling CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organizations

In less than a month, Texas and Florida governors branded CAIR, the country's largest Muslim civil rights group, a "foreign terrorist organization." Both states ordered cuts to contracts, jobs, and funding. CAIR calls it a smear campaign; the governors say they're targeting Hamas-linked extremists.

Updated May 10