Gov. DeSantis signs GOP-drafted voting bill; lawsuits already filed
By Bobby Caina Calvan
Raw: Gov. DeSantis’ comments on election bill
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida s new election bill live on FOX News Channel but did not permit any other media to participate in the event. Here are his comments about the legislation as he signed it.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping elections bill into law Thursday that he and other Republicans said would place guardrails against fraud, even as they acknowledged there were no serious signs of voting irregularities last November. Democrats and voter rights advocates said the partisan move will make it harder for some voters to cast ballots.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a major rewrite of Florida s elections law on Thursday, tightening rules around drop boxes and mail-in voting in the presidential battleground. Critics say the changes will make it harder for voters, particularly the elderly and people of color, to cast ballots.
It s the latest victory in the nationwide push by Republicans to restrict access to the polls, which party leaders say is necessary to deter fraud. The campaign has been fueled by former President Donald Trump s false claim that his reelection was stolen from him, an assertion widely repeated across the GOP. Florida s Republican legislators passed this law without a single Democratic vote even though they acknowledged there were no signs of fraud in the state, which Trump won handily in November.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the controversial bill on “Fox & Friends” this morning.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed an elections overhaul that was one of the most-contentious issues of the 2021 legislative session, as opponents immediately filed two lawsuits alleging that the measure is unconstitutional.
DeSantis, who will be on the ballot in 2022 as he seeks a second term as governor, signed the bill (SB 90) on the Fox News show “Fox & Friends” after an event with supporters in West Palm Beach.
Flanked by Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez and Republican lawmakers, DeSantis during the television appearance called the bill the “strongest election integrity measures in the country” and said it “keeps us ahead of the curve” after Florida had a smooth 2020 election.