{"id":2261229,"date":"2024-06-06T10:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T14:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-cracked-down-on-mail-in-voting-before-trump-embraced-it-now-democrats-could-suffer\/"},"modified":"2024-06-06T10:44:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T14:44:46","slug":"florida-cracked-down-on-mail-in-voting-before-trump-embraced-it-now-democrats-could-suffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-cracked-down-on-mail-in-voting-before-trump-embraced-it-now-democrats-could-suffer\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida tightened mail-in voting rules before Trump endorsed it, potentially impacting Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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-cracked-down-on-mail-in-voting-before-trump-embraced-it-now-democrats-could-suffer%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=2261229&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--><p>The reduction in \u2064mail-in ballot\u2062 requests for Florida&#8217;s 2024 election \u200bcompared to \u20622020 could disadvantage Democrats as Trump supports mail-in voting. In 2020, over 4.3 million \u200dFloridians requested mail-in\u200b ballots, contrasting with only 2 million requests this year. Changes in mail-in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-paul-speaks-out-on-alleged-voting-irregularities-in-2020-election\/\" title=\"Sen. Paul speaks out on alleged voting irregularities in 2020 election\">voting laws<\/a> by Florida \u2064Republicans post-2020 could impact the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lakes-rumored-run-for-us-senate-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" title=\"Kari Lake's Potential Senate Run: What You Should Know\">election dynamics<\/a>. The\u200c decline in mail-in ballot requests for Florida&#8217;s 2024 election, in contrast to the high numbers\u200c in 2020, may pose challenges for Democrats given Trump&#8217;s endorsement \u2064of\u2063 mail-in voting. With just 2 million requests compared to over 4.3 million in 2020, Republican-led changes\u2062 to mail-in voting laws could influence the state&#8217;s election landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>There have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-frees-more-criminal-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-communities-thanks-to-sanctuary-country-orders\/\" title=\"Report: Biden Frees More Criminal Illegal Aliens into U.S. Communities Thanks to 'Sanctuary Country' Orders\">fewer requests<\/a> for mail-in ballots in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida<\/a> for the 2024 general election than there were in 2020, a trend that could hurt Democrats in the state just as former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump <\/a>is moving to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-republicans-try-to-flip-trumps-script-on-mail-in-voting\/\" title=\"PA Republicans attempt to change Trump's stance on mail-in voting\">embrace mail-<\/a>in voting.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, more than 4.3 million Floridians requested mail-in ballots, far exceeding the only 2 million who have requested them so far this year. The decrease could hurt the already diminished Democratic Party of Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3013038\/democrats-believe-abortion-florida-play-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in what once was a swing state<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following the 2020 election, Republicans in Florida changed the law, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/06\/05\/florida-mail-voting-changes-00161022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>previously allowed<\/a> requests for mail-in ballots to remain valid for two election cycles. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed a law in 2021 that would kick voters off the mail-in request at the end of December after an election.<\/p>\n<p>Floridians now have 10 days before the election to request a mail-in ballot, a shift from the previous 12 days that were allowed until 2021. To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/decision-2024\/voting-by-mail-in-miami-dade-youll-need-to-renew-your-request-heres-how\/3321893\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>request<\/a> a ballot in Florida this year, voters must make the request by Oct. 24.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely inconvenient, and unfortunately we have to start all over again,\u201d Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried told <em>Politico<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s a waste of everyone\u2019s resources to get access to voting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florida Republicans previously dominated the mail-in voting process, but in 2020, Democrats began embracing mail-in voting much more than the GOP, due to the threat of COVID-19. Now, both parties are trying to get their voters back, and it is unclear if their messaging is working to remind voters of the new rules.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to try to get requests back because there are some people who will only vote by mail,\u201d Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power told <em>Politico<\/em>, noting Republicans were \u201cprobably confident in the Florida system. It\u2019s just a matter of them getting to request it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has embraced mail-in voting in this election, a sharp turn from his 2020 rhetoric, telling his supporters \u201cwhether you vote absentee, by mail, early in person, or on Election Day,\u201d that Republicans will \u201cmake sure your ballot is secure and your voice is heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2020, many of Trump\u2019s false <a href=\"http:\/\/cnn.com\/2024\/06\/04\/politics\/trump-mail-in-early-voting\/index.html(opens%20in%20a%20new%20tab)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>claims<\/a> about the election being stolen were based on Democrats utilizing mail-in voting. Even as early as this year, however, the former president attacked alternative voting methods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to get rid of mail-in ballots because once you have mail-in ballots, you have crooked elections,\u201d Trump said in his victory speech following his win in the Iowa caucuses.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Florida, fewer mail-in ballot requests for the 2024 election pose a challenge for Democrats as Trump supports mail-in voting. In 2020, over 4.3 million Floridians requested mail-in ballots, a significant difference from the current trend. This shift could have implications for the upcoming election dynamics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2261230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pa-mail-in-1024x598.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2261229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pa-mail-in-1024x598.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2261229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2261229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2261229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2261230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2261229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2261229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2261229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}