The move by GOP legislators comes shortly before the governor is expected to jump into the race for president in the next few weeks.
to make changes last November right after DeSantis rolled to a crushing re-election victory and Republicans picked up a supermajority in the Legislature.
The final House vote to send the legislation to the governor’s desk was 76-34 and comes days after a strictly 28-12 partisan vote in the Florida Senate. Democrats filed dozens of proposed changes to the bill but the GOP majority rejected each one, including an attempt to keep intact the “resign-to-run” law for any Florida official who runs for president.
But the elections bill covers much more than just than the state’s “resign-to-run” law. It represents yet another round of election administration changes since the 2020 election, which former President Donald Trump has falsely contended was marred by widespread voter fraud. Democrats were especially critical that the legislation includes steep new fines for outside voter registration groups as well as requirement that these organizations must now give a receipt when someone fills out a voter registration application. They said the new legislation was just another in a line of recent bills to discourage minority voters since many minorities register through these third party groups.
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