Florida Lawmakers Advance Bill That Would Eliminate Voter Drop Boxes
A Florida Senate committee approved a reworked elections bill that would ban drop boxes used for mail-in ballots.
The panel on March 10 voted 4–2 to approve the proposal, known as Committee Substitute Senate Bill 90, which would among other initiatives prohibit an immediate family member from picking up a voter’s ballot. It would also require vote-by-mail ballots to be requested during each election cycle instead of every two election cycles.
The bill also increases the requirements for voter identification when requesting a mail-in ballot via telephone, and would prevent election officials from sending mail-in ballots to people who hadn’t requested them first.