Florida Republicans Move To Restrict Mail Ballots

The Tallahassee Democrat reports:

While Florida received praise from all corners for its nearly flawless performance on election night, which included getting mail-in ballots counted before nearly any other state, lawmakers are looking to make it harder to get a mail ballot and harder to get those ballots submitted.

Republican Sen. Dennis Baxley’s [photo] SB90, which would require people to renew their requests to vote by mail from every four years to every election year, would also eliminate the wildly popular drop boxes used to submit those ballots.

The committee substitute also would require a driver’s license, state identification card or Social Security number to register to vote by mail and increase scrutiny on voter signatures on the request form and the return envelope for a ballot.

Read the full article. This week Trump requested a mail ballot to vote in a local Palm Beach election.

While ballot access watchdog wants to see improvements that boost voting and decrease disparities, Republican lawmaker files amendment to ban ballot drop boxes.
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— Tallahassee Democrat (@TDOnline) March 9, 2021