Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Wednesday aimed at safeguarding the state’s elections, including a measure that requires verification of U.S. citizenship for voter registration.
Known as the Florida SAVE Act, House Bill 991 outlines steps to improve oversight, prevent unlawful or foreign influence, and expand penalties on election-related violations. The law was immediately met with a lawsuit alleging voter suppression.
“In Florida, we will always stand up for election integrity and hold accountable the bad actors who would subvert our electoral processes,” the governor wrote in a post on X.
The state’s voter rolls are now mandated to be updated annually and ineligible voters removed. Absentee ballot requests must be made with a valid voter ID. And ballot harvesting is banned across the state, DeSantis said as he listed the election protections in the bill….
DeSantis Signs Florida SAVE Act
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