The Governor of Florida is in step with Sununu. As many Republican governors, believe that it’s ok to use funds designated for a purpose, and paid for by federal taxpayers, to be used as they want. That includes using funds for Covid relief to, for example, fly immigrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard to “make a point”.
The bills you mentioned have little to do with making voting safer.
Floridians voted to allow former non violent felons to be able to vote, by constitutional amendment. DeSantis then made it difficult for them to do so. People who wanted to vote had to pay all fines first. Poll tax anyone? That requirement was not in the constitutional amendment that we voted on. And, the state didn’t have anything set up for people to find out exactly what they might owe. Registration was encouraged to people who even said they didn’t know if they were eligible. Registrar’s said, the state will tell you if you are eligible or not. The state sent them voting cards. So, they thought it was ok to vote. It wasn’t until two years later when police showed up at their door that they discovered they were not.
Just two of many problems in our country today. I think it is a scary time.
The Governor of Florida is in step with Sununu. As many Republican governors, believe that it’s ok to use funds designated for a purpose, and paid for by federal taxpayers, to be used as they want. That includes using funds for Covid relief to, for example, fly immigrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard to “make a point”.
The bills you mentioned have little to do with making voting safer.
Floridians voted to allow former non violent felons to be able to vote, by constitutional amendment. DeSantis then made it difficult for them to do so. People who wanted to vote had to pay all fines first. Poll tax anyone? That requirement was not in the constitutional amendment that we voted on. And, the state didn’t have anything set up for people to find out exactly what they might owe. Registration was encouraged to people who even said they didn’t know if they were eligible. Registrar’s said, the state will tell you if you are eligible or not. The state sent them voting cards. So, they thought it was ok to vote. It wasn’t until two years later when police showed up at their door that they discovered they were not.
Just two of many problems in our country today. I think it is a scary time.