By Christine Sexton |Senior Reporter
“There have been so many headlines around voting recently and there are actors deliberately spreading disinformation and trying to make people afraid of voting. This means that even experienced voters are concerned and, in some cases, confused about what the rules are for voting this year.”—Amy Keith, executive director of Common Cause Florida
The Florida Legislature did pass a major election bill during this year’s session (HB 991) that will now require proof of U.S. citizenship to register vote, but it will not go into effect until next year. (Photo by Jim Neuger/Maine Morning Star)
The Florida Legislature, at the behest of Gov. Ron DeSantis, did pass a state version of the “SAVE” act, but its provisions don’t take effect until next year, Amy Keith, executive director of Common Cause Florida, reminded people Thursday. Florida voters also can cast their ballots by mail but to do so, they must request a mail-in ballot from their local supervisor of elections. Keith joined the national Common Cause organization at its remote press conference promoting the “Election Protection” hotline, meant to help voters who may be confused and in need of assistance.
The Republican, first elected in 2020 and re-elected twice since then, says in a campaign ad that President Donald Trump’s immigration efforts have gone too far. She’s in a solidly Republican district that Census figures show is 74% Hispanic.
A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments from a Tallahassee man charged with child pornography that the police wrongly relied on evidence provided to the federally created CyberTip program by his internet service provider.
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