Ron Desantis Backs Mail In Voting Restrictions After 43 Of State Used It In 2020
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. Despite widely discredited conspiracy theories about voter fraud during the 2020 election, the U....