The law reduces the number of hours that ballot drop boxes can be made available to voters. But since elections laws tend to be the subject of furious political spin, here is a simple look at 10 of the law’s most significant provisions. We can’t list every provision of a 48-page bill. Voting rights activists, some of whom have already filed lawsuits, say the new law is an undemocratic effort to suppress the votes of racial minorities and others. But Florida elections were already highly secure: DeSantis boasted in November about how well the 2020 general election had gone, saying Florida was now being seen as “the state that did it right and that other states should emulate,” while Republican Secretary of State Laurel Lee, a DeSantis appointee, said in December that her department had “successfully administered three safe, secure and orderly elections” in 2020.Ĭounty elections supervisors from both parties have criticized various provisions of the new law. These 17 states have enacted 28 new laws making it harder to voteĭeSantis said Thursday that the new law will make Florida elections more secure.SCOTUS gives GOP-led states green light to impose restrictive new voting laws.Biden, Harris to focus on voting rights in separate events this week.Federal judge blocks effort to invalidate parts of new Georgia voting law ahead of July runoffs.
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