Hand v. Scott

But Florida does not use the least-restrictive means to pursue its interests in preventing possibly irresponsible citizens from choosing their leaders. "[E]ven when pursuing a legitimate interest, a State may not choose means that unnecessarily restrict constitutionally protected liberty." Kusper , 414 U.S. at 58-59, 94 S.Ct. 303. "[W]e have required that States adopt the least drastic means to achieve their ends." Ill. State Bd. of Elections v. Socialist Workers Party , 440 U.S. 173, 185, 99 S.Ct. 983, 59 L.Ed.2d 230 (1979).

Florida's vote-restoration scheme is crushingly restrictive. The…