Lake County’s Republican elections chief says he isn’t going to tolerate “outright lies” being spread about voting even if it costs him politically in a county that solidly supported President Donald Trump.
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Florida Voting Restrictions Bill Clears Hurdle in Legislature
The bill, which was recently softened, still includes measures like a ban on outside groups giving water to voters near polling places, and it would also empower partisan observers during the ballot-counting process.
Voters waiting in line to vote in November in Largo, Fla. Republicans did well in the state last year, but have pressed ahead in the state’s Legislature with new voting restrictions.Credit.Eve Edelheit for The New York Times
April 20, 2021Updated 1:04 p.m. ET
A bill that would impose a host of new restrictions on voting in Florida passed a key committee in the State Senate on Tuesday after a fiery debate among senators and hours of citizen testimony opposing the measure. The vote set the stage for a possible full floor vote in the Republican-controlled chamber in the coming weeks.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, wanted to honor his late friend. Before it became clear the order would not be statewide, the state’s top Democratic official said she would not comply.