Ron DeSantis Backs Mail-in Voting Restrictions After 43% Of State Used It in 2020

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Friday he supports proposed legislation that would place additional restrictions on mail-in voting less than three months after a large percentage of the state's registered voters used the process to cast their ballots in the 2020 general election.

The goal of the legislation is to provide heightened protections and transparency for elections in Florida, according to a news release from DeSantis' office. Included among the listed proposals are blocking widespread distribution of mail-in ballots and requiring voters to submit new requests to vote by mail every election year. Florida law currently allows vote-by-mail requests to remain active through two general election cycles.

Despite widely discredited conspiracy theories about voter fraud during the 2020 election, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said it was the "most secure" election in U.S. history. DeSantis acknowledged the success of the election in Florida but said it was important to continue to strengthen his state's election system.

"Last November, Florida held the smoothest, most successful election of any state in the country. While we should celebrate this feat, we should not rest on our laurels," DeSantis said in the release. The Republican governor went on to provide a brief overview of the proposed legislation's aims and concluded, "By strengthening these election integrity protections, we will ensure that our elections remain secure and transparent, and that Florida's electoral process remains a blueprint for other states to follow."

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