Sweeping elections-law overhaul clears committee
By JAMES L. ROSICA
Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Over the objections of county elections supervisors and public-interest groups, a bill that would make numerous changes to Florida's elections law cleared a House subcommittee on Friday.
The Government Operations Subcommittee voted up the bill on Friday by a party-line tally of 9-4. Its sponsor, state Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, said the changes will get the state's Elections Code in "ship-shape" for the next election cycle and the redrawing of congressional and legislative district lines.
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But critics such as Ion Sancho, Leon County's six-term Supervisor of Elections, said the changes are meddlesome and unneeded.
"This is just partisan shenanigans raising its head again," said Sancho, one of the three Florida county elections supervisors - out of 67 - who are not party-affiliated.
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