Florida’s top elections official said he believes Florida’s new election law will solve the problems that plagued the presidential election last year. Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner praises the law as a bipartisan effort that included contributions and support from Republicans, Democrats, supervisors of elections and the Florida League of Women Voters. The reforms eliminate many of the provisions in Florida’s previous election law that contributed to long lines and frustrated voters.
The new measure expands early voting from eight to 14 days, allows supervisors to keep early voting sites open longer and expands eligible polling locations.
Detzner is confident the wide-ranging law will resolve election problems.
“I think that was our mission. That was the goal the governor sent me out with the Department of State employees to find out with the supervisors, what did we need to do to solve the problem. I think we addressed it in a bipartisan basis and I think we’re well on our way to solving that problem.”
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