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Florida arrests 20 on voter fraud charges, Honest Elections Project director suspects 'we'll see more'

By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 24, 2022

Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced the arrests of 20 ex-felons on charges of voter fraud.

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Florida’s 'common sense' election reforms need to remain in court-contested law, voter integrity group argues in amicus filing

By W.J. Kennedy | Jul 27, 2022

A federal judge erred in placing Florida in preclearance protocols under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), and by striking certain provisions in the Sunshine State’s recently enacted election reform law, states an amicus brief filed by the non-partisan Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) before a federal appeals court.

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Cuccinelli: 'We applaud this good-government step being taken by the Florida legislature'

By W.J. Kennedy | Mar 17, 2022

The head of nationwide voter integrity group the Election Transparency Initiative (ETI) has praised Florida state lawmakers for being the first to approve legislation to create an office dedicated to prosecuting violations of state election laws.

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PILF spokeswoman: Proposed election crimes office 'will guarantee that election crimes are prosecuted'

By W.J. Kennedy | Mar 11, 2022

The Florida House of Representatives has sent Gov. Ron DeSantis legislation that would create the Office of Election Crimes and Security, which the Republican governor is expected to sign into law.

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Conservative election law analyst calls Florida bill to create election crimes office 'very encouraging'

By W.J. Kennedy | Feb 9, 2022

A Florida Senate committee recently cleared legislation, Senate Bill 524, that would create an office to investigate election crimes, a development Ken Cuccinelli, national chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative and former Virginia attorney general, calls “very encouraging.”

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Florida governor blasts Zuckerbucks as 'totally unacceptable' in elections

By W.J. Kennedy | Oct 14, 2021

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that restricting Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s inordinate influence in elections, and other recently enacted election law reforms, will increase the security in the elections in a state that already “does a great job.”

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H.R.1, the 'Corrupt Politicians Act,' would override Florida’s enhanced voter ID requirements

By W.J. Kennedy | Jun 21, 2021

Legislation is awaiting action in the U.S. Senate that would make sweeping changes to the nation’s elections laws and would nullify Florida’s newly enacted voter integrity provisions, including one that strengthens voter ID requirements.

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Von Spakovsky claims 'no suppression' of voters in 2020 election, cites census data

By W.J. Kennedy | May 26, 2021

Census data shows that voter suppression claims over the past year by some of the nation’s leading Democrats are completely unfounded, wrote Hans von Spakovsky, manager of the Election Law Reform Initiative with the Heritage Foundation, in a recent Fox News op-ed piece.

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'Partisan veto' built into federal election legislation will undermine Florida law on signatures

By W.J. Kennedy | May 19, 2021

Major provisions of Florida’s election laws, including new voter integrity ones signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month, would be invalidated under federal legislation that House Democrats approved in March.

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Scott on For the People Act: 'The public demands fairness and total accuracy'

By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 14, 2021

Florida could be forced to surrender its constitutionally derived right to set its own election practices under the For the People Act of 2021, currently awaiting action in the U.S. Senate after the measure was approved along partisan lines in the House in early March, critics argue.