Organizations statewide slam Florida s election law
Two separate lawsuits were filed moments after the Governor s signing.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â A new law in Florida changes how people vote. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 90 into law Thursday. Those changes hit on ballot boxes, registration, and mail-in ballots.
While Gov. DeSantis celebrates those new laws, groups like the League of Women Voters aren t as pleased. Patricia Brigham is the President of the Florida League of Women Voters. We believe this law is wrong. It should ve never been filed, let alone signed. It s a voter suppression bill. It restricts access to voting, said Brigham.
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Republican lawmakers in Florida and Texas move forward with voting reform, unfazed by fallout in Georgia
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed voting reform measures into law on Thursday which further regulate ballot drop boxes and extends no solicitation zones around voting locations
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There is no evidence of widespread election fraud in America’s 2020 fall elections but this hasn’t stopped states with Republican majorities from passing voting reform measures.
Some Republican state lawmakers have said voting reform laws will further secure elections, while opponents of the reforms say they will lead to voter suppression and disproportionally affect already underrepresented communities.
Print article TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging list of new voting restrictions into law Thursday, staging a misleading, made-for-TV ceremony meant to tout his credentials on a top priority for the Republican Party’s conservative base. At a live bill-signing event aired exclusively on Fox News, DeSantis said the new law would prevent fraud and restore confidence in Florida’s elections although the state has found no evidence of widespread fraud. The move made Florida the latest GOP-led state to enact tighter voting rules over the objections of Democratic critics who charge the law only makes it harder for people, particularly the elderly and people of color, to vote.
Florida governor, in a made-for-Fox-News event, signs bill that enacts tighter voting laws
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Posted May 06, 2021
Surrounded by lawmakers, Florida Gov.Ron DeSantis speaks at the end of a legislative session, Friday, April 30, 2021, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)AP
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging list of new voting restrictions into law Thursday, staging a misleading, made-for-TV ceremony meant to tout his credentials on a top priority for the Republican Party’s conservative base.
At a live bill-signing event aired exclusively on Fox News, DeSantis said the new law would prevent fraud and restore confidence in Florida’s elections although the state has found no evidence of widespread fraud. The move made Florida the latest GOP-led state to enact tighter voting rules over the objections of Democratic critics who charge the law only makes it harder for people, particularly th