[NFBF-L] Fwd: Action Alert: Protect Florida's Vote-by-Mail Process!

[Marilyn Baldwin]

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> From: Karolyn Campbell <karolyncampbell20 at gmail.com>
> Date: February 15, 2021 at 5:53:02 PM EST
> To: Marilyn Baldwin <CommMDB at aol.com>, Russell Davis <Russell at radiorusty.com>
> Subject: Fwd: Action Alert: Protect Florida's Vote-by-Mail Process!
> 
> 
> Please forward to NFB and anyone you may know.  This could impact all of us!
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Supervisor Karolyn Campbell 
> OFFICE OF SUPERVISOR KAROLYN CAMPBELL (SEAT 2)
> Orange Soil & Water Conservation District (OSWCD)
> Proudly Represents the people of Orange County, Florida
> e | Karolyncampbell20 at gmail.com 
> c | 321-430-5144
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: LWV Florida <comms at lwvfl.org>
> Date: Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 17:10
> Subject: Action Alert: Protect Florida's Vote-by-Mail Process!
> To: <karolyncampbell20 at gmail.com>
> 
> 
>  
> ACTION ALERT
> 
> 
> 
> Your Action is Needed Now:
> Elections & Voting Access
> 
> SB 90 will be presented in the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee TOMORROW (2/16/2021) at 12:30 p.m. (EST).
> 
> A bill moving through the legislative process is attempting to alter the frequency in which voters must request vote-by-mail ballots, making it more burdensome upon voters to have their voices heard in our elections.
> 
> As written, SB 90 will make voters work harder to get mail-in ballots. Parts of this bill complicate voting by mail in Florida for voters, Supervisors of Elections, our own Secretary of State and numerous civic organizations like the League. 
> 
> Parts of this bill we in fact do like, canvassing vote-by-mail ballots as soon as a county finishes Logic and Accuracy testing makes sense. But, let’s be clear that change is only part of this bill and it is overshadowed by a monumental change to the current mail-in ballot process. 
> 
> Under current law, a mail ballot request is valid through two election cycles, or up to four years. This bill, as written, would require voters to ask for a mail ballot over and over, every calendar year, year after year. This will undoubtedly confuse the current electorate if changed, especially following a major election. It will increase cost and work loads on our 67 Supervisor of Elections and their staff. 
> 
> Reasoning behind this change that claims a voter may move and a ballot may be accessed by someone else is flawed logic. A ballot will not be delivered by the USPS if a person is no longer listed as living at a current address. On top of that, a ballot can not be used by anyone other than the person who requests it. Our state has an intense signature verification process and is why we often see political parties launch extensive ballot cure programs in the days following elections. Worries of transient voters moving often already have solutions in statute.
> 
> We're urging every Florida League member to contact the members of the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee and encourage them to vote "NO" on this bill as written.
> 
> Senate Ethics and Elections Committee Members and Contact Information
> Chair Dennis Baxley (R) -- *Bill Sponsor
> Vice Chair Annette Taddeo (D)
> Sen. Lori Berman (D)
> Sen. Randolph Bracy (D)
> Sen. Jennifer Bradley (R)
> Sen Doug Broxson (R)
> Sen. George Gainer (R)
> Sen. Ileana Garcia (R)
> Sen. Tina Polsky (D)
> baxley.dennis.web at flsenate.gov
> taddeo.annette.web at flsenate.gov
> berman.lori at flsenate.gov
> bracy.randolph at flsenate.gov
> bradley.jennifer at flsenate.gov
> broxson.doug at flsenate.gov
> gainer.george.web at flsenate.gov
> garcia.ileana at flsenate.gov
> polsky.tina at flsenate.gov
> (850) 487-5012
> (850) 487-5040
> (850) 487-5031
> (850) 487-5011
> (850) 487-5005
> (850) 487-5001
> (850) 487-5002
> (850) 487-5037
> (850) 487-5029
> *If you are a constituent of one of these listed legislators please indicate that in your communication.
> 
> *For preference the email addresses listed above are clickable to write to legislators individually or can be copied and pasted into one message to save time.
> 
> Thank you for making these calls and writing these emails to help make democracy work!
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Patricia Brigham
> President, League of Women Voters of Florida
> 
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> League of Women Voters of Florida | PO Box 1911, Orlando, FL 32802
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