Voter suppression or secure elections? Changes made to controversial Florida voting bills
Some senators say SB 90 would make voting harder for specifically seniors, minorities, and people with disabilities. Others believe it would make elections secure. Author: Renata Di Gregorio Updated: 7:54 AM EDT April 15, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Would two voting bills in Florida mean voter suppression or secure elections ?
Two controversial bills in Tallahassee aim to change the way you vote. There were some tense moments in the five hours of discussion on proposed Senate Bill 90 in the Senate Rules Committee Wednesday.
House Bill 7041 is a similar bill in the House.
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Florida Senate Democrats blasted Attorney General Ashley Moody on Thursday for intervening in a lawsuit that seeks to delay the certification of the presidential electors in four battleground states that President Trump lost.
What You Need To Know
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed an amicus brief on President Trump’s behalf
It’s for a lawsuit filed in Texas
Trump is holding out hope that the Supreme Court will grant him another term
Moody is one of 17 Republican attorneys general who are backing the case that was filed earlier this week in Texas. It’s calling on the Supreme Court to back the president in his latest legal campaign to reverse the results of the presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated Trump by more than seven million votes and 74 electoral votes. She tweeted out her statement, announcing she had filed an amicu