The Florida House of Representatives scheduled House Bill 991 for a vote on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
This is the last stop in the Florida House for this legislation that adds extra hurdles for American citizens in Florida to exercise their constitutional right to vote.
Call and email the members of the Florida House of Representatives before Feb. 25, 2026, to oppose this egregious policy that can make it harder for Floridians to exercise their constitutional right to vote, particularly:

Elderly voters;
Voters living in rural areas;
Voters in communities that were historically neglected, and
Married women who have changed their last name.

HB 991 harms Floridians who are financially insecure and cannot afford to pay for costly documents at the last minute.

By requiring that U.S. citizens seeking to exercise their right to vote produce documentation that is expensive and hard to obtain, this legislation violates Floridians’ right to vote. HB 991 makes it highly likely that eligible U.S. citizens will be removed from the voter rolls purely due to red tape.

Contact your State Representatives Here

Sample email

Dear Representative [insert last name],

As an American citizen, Floridian, and your constituent, I am deeply concerned about HB 991. Please vote NO on this bill because many U.S. citizens living in Florida do not possess a Florida driver's license or identification card. These eligible voters are not part of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles database, and this legislation would place an undue burden on these voters by requiring them to submit costly, hard-to-get documentation. Many can't afford additional expenses, and this alone will cause a financial barrier to exercise their constitutional right to vote.

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[your name]

Sample Voicemail

[Insert preferred salutation and state your name]

I am calling to ask Representative [insert last name] to vote NO on HB 991 because many Floridians can't afford additional expenses due to the state of the economy. Many U.S. citizens living in Florida do not possess a Florida driver's license or identification card. These eligible voters are not in the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles database, and this legislation would impose an undue burden on them by requiring them to submit costly, hard-to-obtain documentation.

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[your name] [zip code}

Issues

Many U.S. citizens living in Florida do not possess a Florida driver's license or identification card. These eligible voters are not part of the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FHSMV) database, and this legislation would place an undue burden on these voters by requiring them to submit costly, hard-to-get documentation. The same is true of survivors of natural disasters, who may have lost their government-issued documents due to a flood, hurricane, tornado, or wildfire.

The contents of this legislation assumes voters have easy access to original and/or certified documents. This is not true. Only half of Americans have a passport, and a majority of married women are unlikely to have a birth certificate in their current legal name and/or their legal name change documentation.