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May 3, 2023

Florida Passes New Voter Suppression Laws, Allows DeSantis to Run for President While Still Governor
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In Florida, a voter suppression law passed by the Republican-controlled
Legislature Friday creates new barriers to voter registration drives,
adds new restrictions to mail-in ballots and expands the power of the
newly formed Office of Election Crimes and Security to investigate and
prosecute alleged voting crimes. Florida lawmakers approved the
legislation a day after a federal appeals court upheld another
Republican-backed voter suppression law in Florida, overturning a lower
court ruling that found the legislation intentionally discriminated
against Black voters. Meanwhile, an amendment to the latest voter
suppression bill allows Republican Governor Ron De Santis to run for
president without resigning his post. De Santis has not yet announced he
is running, though he is expected to.


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