GOP-Controlled Legislature Poised To Pass Florida’s Big Voting Restriction Bill | Talking Points Memo

Republican legislation that would severely limit the use of mail ballot drop boxes in Florida and impose other restriction on voting is in its final push in the Florida legislature.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1371956
1 Like

But that conflicts with what Tim Scott lied about, I mean told us, last night?

21 Likes

Florida has been controlled by asshats for more than 30 years. Asshats, that will do or say anything to stay in control.

9 Likes

Florida is a lost cause, but fortunately it will underwater in a few decades.

13 Likes

Bold moves from the New Atlantis

13 Likes

“…If certain communities are identified to be lacking in ballot access options.”

Pretty sure they meant when, but yeah.

10 Likes

Yup, gotta keep them darkies from voting.
Hell, gotta keep anyone who ain’t a good white man from voting.

6 Likes

It’s all they have left.

10 Likes

If you cant win the popular vote then cheat. It is the GOP way.

7 Likes

Under the legislation, drop boxes will only be accessible during early voting hours and they must be monitored in person by a staff member of the county election supervisor office.

So does this staff member of the county election supervisor office have to be full time? How many hours of training will the staff member have to have before checking someone’s ID? And by checking are they just looking at the person and the ID handed to them, or are they suppose to do some sort of computer check? Would the same “if you’re in line to vote when closing time arrives, you still have the right to vote” rule apply to the drop box and the new procedure?

13 Likes

The GQP does not believe people should be allowed to vote…for Democrats.

7 Likes

Pretty simple, they can just pick up some brochures from the drugstore makeup dept.

5 Likes

The Republican Party has owned Florida electoral politics for the last couple decades in large part because of no-excuse absentee voting. So this kind of reads to me like punching themselves in the dick.

11 Likes

The GQP does not believe in democracy.

3 Likes

Weyrich said the quiet part out loud in 1980: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GBAsFwPglw

3 Likes

Must be a Constitutional right to power.

And the status of HR-1, the For the People Act? What are we Dems doing to combat the Republicon voter obstruction laws? Are we waiting until we have a Ted Kennedy repeat? Or Do Dems. really think that ending voter obstruction laws can wait?

1 Like
3 Likes
3 Likes

So the ID check when you drop off a mail-in ballot is to ensure that you are on the short list of people authorized to carry that particular sealed, signed envelope? Gotcha.

Is it illegal to bring water to people waiting in those lines too?

2 Likes