Early Voting Allowed on Florida College Campuses -- For Now

Governing: Calling it a "ham-handed" effort to keep young voters from casting ballots, a federal judge Tuesday struck down as unconstitutional an opinion issued by Gov. Rick Scott's administration that barred early-voting sites on college and university campuses.

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker found that the Florida Department of State's prohibition against campus early-voting sites "is facially discriminatory on account of age," and that it "imposes significant burdens on plaintiffs' rights weighted against imprecise, insufficiently weighty government interests."

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