TALLAHASSEE, May 7, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law yet another package of conservative policy goals Thursday, this time in what the Republican leader calls the toughest election integrity law in the United States.
The Epoch Times reports that the new law bans the “harvesting” of mail ballots by activists, which DeSantis described as when “political operatives go and get satchels of votes and dump them in some drop box”; requires signature verification via “wet signatures” physically signed and kept on file; ensures election workers will be monitoring ballot drop boxes and strengthens the identity verification of people who use them; bans the mailing of ballots to residents who did not specifically request one, and more.
.@GovRonDeSantis signs nation’s toughest election integrity law.
FL wins again
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) May 7, 2021
The legislation also bans the “use of private funds for election-related expenses,” thereby reducing the ability of left-wing groups like the Facebook-funded Center for Tech and Civic Life from buying their way into the management and oversight of local elections.
“Me signing this bill here says, ‘Florida, your vote counts. Your vote is going to cast with integrity and transparency, and this is a
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