The 2020 election thus represented the beginnings of a change in the historical distrust of mail voting in the Black and Latino communities. [...] The unprecedented usage of vote-by-mail by voters of color in 2020 and the change in the attitude of those voters toward this method of voting was widely reported both at the time of the election and during the debate on SB 90, and the Florida legislature was aware of it in adopting the bill. [...] UnidosUS works to build a stronger America through a unique combination of research, advocacy, programs, and supporting the work of community-based Affiliate member organizations across the State of Florida and the nation, to simultaneously challenge the social, economic, and political barriers that affect Latinos in the United States. [...] § 97.012 (2020), the 25 Case 4:21-cv-00201-AW-MJF Document 1 Filed 05/17/21 Page 26 of 91 Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the State and is responsible for the administration of state laws affecting voting, including the registration and oversight of third-party voter registration organizations. [...] §§ 1331 and 1343 because the matters in controversy arise under the Constitution and laws of the United States, and specifically, laws and Constitutional provisions protecting the right to vote.
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