Another pinhead rino
Posted on 05/07/2021 8:20:27 AM PDT by GIdget2004
Voting rights groups, Democrats and supervisors of elections across the state are taking issue with a controversial bill that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Thursday morning.
The law, which makes significant changes in how elections are run and how vote-by-mail ballots are submitted, has been characterized as “voter suppression” by critics. Republican lawmakers have championed the law, calling it a protective measure that keeps elections safe and secure.
But Florida ran an election in 2020 that was praised for its quick results and smooth ballot-counting process. Manatee County saw record voter turnout in November, and Supervisor of Elections Mike Bennett said he’s afraid of any changes that could put that at risk.
“Not only did we run a good election, the entire state did. It appeared to me that it was a solution looking for a problem,” said Bennett, a Republican, referring to the newly signed law. “We didn’t have a problem. We had the highest voter turnout ever. It was a brand new record. Anything that would jeopardize that would make me nervous.”
Speaking with the Bradenton Herald Thursday, Bennett said he had hoped DeSantis would veto the bill that he saw as a “total waste of energy and effort.” The majority of Florida’s election supervisors have come out against the bill.
“I just do not think this bill was necessary in any way, shape or form. If somebody would’ve pointed out fraudulent actions, I’d be more interested,” he explained, noting that the Legislature’s debates could not pinpoint cases of fraud. “I don’t care how you cut it, but any time you make it more difficult to vote, it’s going to suppress somebody’s vote.”
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We should suppress the vote of illegal aliens, legal resident aliens, dead people and fictitious voters.
The local chapter of INGSOC media defending the time honoured tradition of Democrat voter fraud I see.
I think it should take some effort to vote. That keeps people that have little knowledge or interest in what’s going on around them from casting a useless vote.
Another pinhead rino
When I read the headline, I thought the democrats were getting manatees registered to vote. And here I thought the dems concentrated on ghettopottamuses.
Oh the huge manatee!
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Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Mike Bennett is a long time RINO hack who should never been elected to this position.
He is a big promoter of mail-in ballots.
The democrat manatee vote is YUGE ever since they learned to walk on land.
TITLE CORRECTION: Is Florida’s new law a form of voter fraud suppression? Manatee election supervisor says yes
Because Dumb-Dumb-O-Crats and RINOs would NEVER use loose election standards to get people like De Santis and Trump kicked out of office. /sarc
Sounds like supervisor Bennett needs a nice warm serving of primary....
Hey, Bennett, please explain how any of the new election security provisions will result in suppression of any legal voter’s right or ability to vote. We’ll wait...
I didn’t know manatees voted!
Vote By Mail NEVER should have been any kind of option.
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