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Ron DeSantis Backs Mail-in Voting Restrictions After 43% Of State Used It in 2020
On 2/19/21 at 6:56 PM EST
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Friday he supports proposed legislation that would place additional restrictions on mail-in voting less than three months after a large percentage of the state s registered voters used the process to cast their ballots in the 2020 general election.
The goal of the legislation is to provide heightened protections and transparency for elections in Florida, according to a news release from DeSantis office. Included among the listed proposals are blocking widespread distribution of mail-in ballots and requiring voters to submit new requests to vote by mail every election year. Florida law currently allows vote-by-mail requests to remain active through two general election cycles.
The governor says the decision on placing an exclusive popup vaccine clinic in Lakewood Ranch was about the concentration of seniors in the area and not donors to his campaign.