A pair of Florida lawmakers have filed separate bills they say could be the answer to Florida’s elections problems, like long lines at the polls. One bill sponsor says it’s common sense legislation that she believes both sides of the aisle can agree on.
Democratic Senator Gwen Margolis of Miami says she wants to be sure Floridians will not be deterred from voting in future elections. So, she filed a bill that essentially extends early voting days as well as the number of early voting locations.
“In general elections, when the turnout is much greater, the days would go back to the original [early voting] days, and the places would be expanded to one for every 50,000 voters,” said Margolis.
Senator Arthenia Joyner of Tampa also filed a similar bill. Like Margolis, she hopes to extend the number of early voting days from 10 to 15. There were originally 14 early voting days, but the Republican-led Legislature voted last year to reduce the number of days, which some say attributed to Florida’s recent election problems.
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