Governor DeSantis Puts Teeth on Election Security
Spencer Brown / Townhall Tipsheet
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a law on Monday aimed at ensuring
the Sunshine State's elections are secure. Officially known as Senate
Bill 524, the new law instructs Florida's election officials to take
further steps to ensure voter rolls are up-to-date, provides for more
transparency in elections and stiffer penalties for fraud, and creates a
new office to investigate alleged election irregularities.
The Office of Election Crimes and Security, as it will be called, falls
under the Florida Department of State and has multiple duties. In
addition to "receiving and reviewing notices and reports generated by
government officials or any other person regarding alleged occurrences
of election law violations or election irregularities," the office will
launch "independent inquiries" and conduct "preliminary investigations
into allegations." The Office of Election Crimes and Security will also
oversee the Florida Department of State's "voter fraud hotline," and
complete annual reports to be sent to Florida's governor and legislative
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