{"id":1921189,"date":"2023-04-29T05:56:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T09:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-legislature-passes-bill-clarifying-desantis-can-run-for-president-while-governor\/"},"modified":"2023-04-29T10:11:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T14:11:45","slug":"florida-legislature-passes-bill-clarifying-desantis-can-run-for-president-while-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-legislature-passes-bill-clarifying-desantis-can-run-for-president-while-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Legislature Passes Bill Clarifying DeSantis Can Run For President While Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-legislature-passes-bill-clarifying-desantis-can-run-for-president-while-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1921189&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Florida Legislature Passes Bill Allowing Governor DeSantis to Run for President<\/h2>\n<p>The Florida legislature has passed a bill clarifying that Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ron-desantis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> can run for President of the United States without having to resign as governor.<\/p>\n<h3>Overwhelming Support for the Bill<\/h3>\n<p>The Florida House passed the bill with a 76-34 vote on Friday, with nine lawmakers abstaining. The Florida Senate passed the measure on Wednesday in a 28-12 vote.<\/p>\n<h3>Eliminating Distractions<\/h3>\n<p>In a statement to The Daily Wire, Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo said that the \u201cresign-to-run\u201d issue has been a topic of great conversation in the state due to DeSantis\u2019 rise in the Republican Party and that it has become a distraction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI studied the current resign-to-run provisions of Florida law, as I indicated I would,\u201d she said. \u201cIn my view, it is already apparent that resign-to-run does not apply to presidential and vice presidential candidates. Under our law, the timeline for resigning is entirely based on qualifying. Presidential and vice presidential candidates do not have to qualify. Presidential and vice presidential nominees (other than write-in candidates) are decided by their <a title=\"Florida Legislature Clears Way for DeSantis to Run for President Without Resigning\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-legislature-clears-way-for-desantis-to-run-for-president-without-resigning\/\">respective political parties<\/a> at national conventions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Hutson\u2019s amendment makes no changes to the process for nominating candidates for president and vice president, which is governed by political parties, not Florida law. It <a title=\"Florida Legislature Passes Bill Clarifying DeSantis Can Run For President While Governor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-legislature-passes-bill-clarifying-desantis-can-run-for-president-while-governor\/\">simply adds clarity<\/a> to current law and eliminates any ambiguity.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Stay Up-to-Date with The Daily Wire<\/h3>\n<p><b><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is a <a title=\"Trump Grants 26 Pardons And 3 Commutations, Includes Numerous Prominent Names\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grants-26-pardons-and-3-commutations-includes-numerous-prominent-names\/\">breaking news story<\/a>; refresh the page for updates.<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida legislature passed legislation this week that clarifies that Governor Ron DeSantis can for President of the United States without having to resign as governor. The Florida House passed the bill with a 76-34 vote on Friday, with nine lawmakers abstaining. The Florida Senate passed the measure on Wednesday in a 28-12 vote. 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