Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a new election integrity bill into law, requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and tightening voter ID standards across the state.
The measure, widely seen as Florida’s version of the federal SAVE America Act Republicans have so far failed to pass through Congress, will ensure only American citizens will be able to vote.
Most provisions will take effect after the upcoming midterm elections.
“This bill protects and expands integrity in our voter registration process,” DeSantis said upon signing the legislation.
“Our Constitution in the state of Florida says only American citizens are allowed to vote in our elections, so we need to make sure that is the law.”
🚨 BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis just SIGNED INTO LAW Florida’s SAVE America Act, which fortifies citizenship verification for voters, makes voter ID more strict, and sets PAPER as the default method of voting
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Under the new law, election officials will verify a voter’s citizenship status after registration.
Those who have already provided documentation, such as a passport or birth certificate, when obtaining a driver’s license will be automatically approved.
Others will be required to submit proof within a set period or risk removal from the voter rolls.
The legislation is designed to strengthen public confidence in elections by closing potential loopholes and standardizing verification procedures.
Millions of Floridians have already provided citizenship documents through existing identification systems, making compliance straightforward for most voters.
The law also narrows the types of acceptable identification at polling stations, removing certain non-government IDs and reinforcing stricter verification standards.
The move comes as multiple Republican-led states consider similar legislation, with growing momentum behind requiring documentary proof of citizenship as part of voter registration.
Left-wing groups, led by the American Civil Liberties Union, have already filed a legal challenge seeking to block the law before it is fully implemented over concerns it will make it harder for them to cheat.
“We are most concerned about impact as it relates to the most vulnerable Florida voters,” complained ACLU attorney Jonathan Topaz.
“This could mean older Black voters who grew up in Jim Crow South who don’t have access to birth certificates [and this could be naturalized citizens.”
Enabling non-citizens to vote is one of the many methods Democrats use to steal elections.
State officials are expected to begin implementing new systems and procedures ahead of the law’s rollout next year.
Ben Kew is a writer and editor. Originally from the UK, he moved to the U.S. to cover Congress for Breitbart News and has since gone on to editorial roles at Human Events, Townhall Media, and Americano Media. He has also written for The Epoch Times, The Western Journal, and The Spectator.
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