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May 6th, 2021 by Mike Vasilinda
An hour after the Governor signed new election law changes, the League of Women Voters and a host of other groups filed suit. It names all 67 Elections Supervisors, the Secretary of State and the Attorney General. As Mike Vasilinda tells us, reaction was swift.
Reporters were barred from the private event where the bill was signed. And Florida’s lone Statewide elected Democrat, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, was quick to criticize.
“He took the state plane, the plane you and I pay for, to fly down to a location two miles from his master at Mar-A-Lago” Fried said with indignation.
What Will Be the Major Changes in Florida’s Elections Overhaul?
Florida’s proposed election reform bill has been watered down after pushback from voting rights groups, but there are many county election officials who oppose the changes and wonder why changes are necessary at all.
April 23, 2021 • (TNS) Florida lawmakers continued to water down an elections bill in the state Senate on Thursday, stripping out some of the more controversial measures that provoked outrage by Democrats voting rights groups.
Gone is a proposal that could have caused headaches for millions of voters by requiring them update their signatures on file with their county elections supervisor. Senators also eased up on some concerns by elections supervisors.
Florida Senate braces for elections overhaul. But what are the major changes?
Elections supervisors still have concerns, however.
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Carlos Amado, left, with the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, guides Isabel Lui to the slot to drop off her ballot, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 in North Miami. [ MARTA LAVANDIER | AP ]
Updated Apr. 22
TALLAHASSEE â Florida lawmakers continued to water down an elections bill in the state Senate on Thursday, stripping out some of the more controversial measures that provoked outrage by Democrats voting rights groups.
Gone is a proposal that could have caused headaches for millions of voters by requiring them update their signatures on file with their county elections supervisor. Senators also eased up on some concerns by elections supervisors.