TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With Democrats likening the measure to Jim Crow-era practices aimed at keeping Black people from voting, the state Senate on Monday passed an elections package that would make it harder for Floridians to cast ballots by mail.
A single Republican --- Jeff Brandes of St. Petersburg --- crossed party lines to join Senate Democrats in voting against the bill, with opponents arguing that it would impose unnecessary restrictions that would have a disproportionately negative impact on Black, Hispanic and older voters. [TRENDING: What’s next for housing market? | Some Fla.
deputies told not to enforce ‘anti-riot’ law | Look up! First supermoon of 2021] The Florida proposal (SB 90) is among an onslaught of elections-related