The Florida Secretary of State Kurt Browning in describing why he decided to go to court for review of voting changes, says.. “I have no reason to believe that the court’s review will be more or less
favorable than the U.S. Justice Department, which has already approved
95 percent of the law, determining it applies fairly to all Floridians,
regardless of race or color. The court provides procedural safeguards
that aren’t present elsewhere and is governed by the rules of evidence
and can’t be influenced by misinformed hearsay”…. “Elections are more accessible. Four more hours a day of early voting are
allowed. Meanwhile, weekend voting hours have been extended to a
maximum of 36 hours, 20 more than the previous law.”  and this…  “voter registration is more efficient. Everyone who registers to vote
through a third-party organization will have his or her registration
turned in within 48 hours. Fines remain consistent with former penalties
for failing to submit registration forms within the time dictated by
state law.”

It appears that while no one is guaranteed a favorable or unfavorable outcome, Secretary Kurt Browning rightfully expects a fairer and more legal review of the voting changes that Florida wants to implement, free of any improper political influence or interference from the Perez front office.  It seem a prudent call to decide a Federal court is better designed for this process than a highly charged administrative review by the newly installed stable of activist attorneys in the Voting Section – in particular after the Senate Democrats, Democratic Party, and Jesse Jackson started to lobby vociferously against these changes.  Many of the attorneys contributed money to the Obama campaign and even worked with interest groups who have sued officials to defeat similar laws. The highly respected Browning, a member of the NASS Elections Committee, joins thousands of election officials and legislators who are extremely skeptical that newly enacted voting laws (that Democrats don’t like) will ever be reviewed in a fair and objective manner.