The Republican Party’s nationwide efforts to significantly reduce states’ vote-by-mail processes has just made its legislative debut in the state of Florida. On March 10, Florida lawmakers had advanced the bill titled SB-90 under the auspices of the title “Election Administration,” they too decided to follow Georgia’s lead in chipping away at voting rights.

Of all the days that this bill could have been introduced by the Senators in the GOP-led chamber, they chose Monday, April the 26th, to pass S.B. 90 by a vote of 23-17, which is Confederate Memorial Day. The Florida House, which is also led by the GOP, is expected to pass a similar bill later this week, despite concerns from Democrats and voting rights activists that the legislation is part of a nationwide Republican effort to restrict the constitutional right to vote.

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