GOP supporters, who regularly uphold Florida’s election system as the “gold standard,” said the bill was proactive, comparing it to how teams that win championships don’t stop trying to improve. Democrats, meanwhile, said it was unnecessary and damaging.
And, while the governor hasn't formally announced his campaign for president, he is widely expected to challenge former President Donald Trump in the Republican primary after the legislative session ends in a couple weeks.“But it’s been talked about so much… that I thought, ‘Why don’t we just clarify this one step further?’” said Hutson, who wrote the current version of the law that the Legislature passed in 2018.
GOP supporters, who regularly uphold Florida’s election system as the “gold standard,” said the bill was proactive, comparing it to how teams that win championship games don’t stop trying to improve. One of their big concerns, which were shared by Democrats speaking out against the legislation from the Senate floor: the changes to third-party registration organization regulations.Burgess said part of the legislation's purpose is to make sure third-party voter registration organizations are meeting a high standard. It's geared at bad actors, he says.
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