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Apr 27, 2023 • 16 tweets • 9 min read
Fla House Dems have filed 40+ amendments to the 96-page elections bill that will be heard (and likely sent to DeSantis) tomorrow.
They show what real pro-voter policy looks like. Some highlights:
.@RepSkidmore proposes giving voters a right to counsel when the state accuses them of being ineligible to vote flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2…
Oct 27, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
As much as I hate disagreeing with Jon Mills, my textualist take is that the governor need not resign to run for prez because R2R limits people who “qualify” for office – and you don’t “qualify” to run for president in Florida. 1/6
R2R: “Any officer who *qualifies* for federal public office must resign from the office he/she presently holds if the terms, or any part thereof, run concurrently with each other.” (F.S. 99.012(4)(a)). 2/6
