In 2020, 4.8 million Floridians made use of mail-in ballots to vote safely in the midst of the pandemic -- more than double the number used in 2018. For roughly a decade Florida has successfully made use of vote by mail and drop boxes..
Despite this, Gov. DeSantis and GOP state legislators are joining a national Republican effort to enact voter suppression laws and roll back voting rights in state legislatures across the nation. Here in Florida, they’ve introduced legislation to make it harder to receive a vote by mail ballot, harder to return mail ballots, and harder for the elderly, homebound, and disabled to get assistance in returning their ballots in time to be counted.
Senate Bill 90/House Bill 7041 throw out the vote by mail registrations millions of Floridians have already filed for the 2022 general election. And if that wasn’t bad enough, they eliminate convenient and popular mail ballot drop boxes, and create new barriers for many Florida voters to get assistance in ensuring their mail ballots are returned in time. County Supervisors of Elections have spoken out against this plan to make voting harder, highlighting the changes are unnecessary, create barriers to ballot access, and will be expensive for taxpayers to implement.
Elected officials should be working to make voting easier, not harder.
Enter your number in this form below to initiate a call to your Senator and ask them to vote NO on SB 90.
(FL- c4-SB 90-Senate) Phone Number:
Enter your number in this form below to initiate a call to your Representative and ask them to vote NO on HB 7041.
(FL - c4 - HB 7041 - House) Phone Number:
Here's a sample script you can use when you call. Be sure to swap out the info for the correct bill (Senate vs House):
"Hello! My name is ______ and I'm a constituent in the district.
I am calling to urge Senator / Representative [your elected official's name] to vote no on Senate Bill 90 / House Bill 7041, which would purge approximately 6 million Floridians from the Vote By Mail list.
We already have too many barriers in place that impede voting and limit greater voter participation—the last thing we need is more. This bill removes voters from the Vote by Mail List, restricts the use of drop boxes, and prohibits individuals from handing a voter a bottle of water if they are waiting in a line to vote.
Vote NO on SB90 / HB7041 and keep elections accessible to all Floridians.