TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Republicans continued their drive Monday to rewrite the state’s vote-by-mail system, despite acknowledging that the state’s presidential contest last fall was a national model.
The push could possibly undo recent advances by Democrats in absentee balloting — by adding new requirements critics say could make casting a ballot more difficult for some. [TRENDING: Police fire pepper balls at Fla.
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They said imposing new layers of inconvenience could make voting more troublesome and add financial and staffing burdens for elections