MIAMI – The Florida Senate on Wednesday is slated to choose up a proposal that could aid Gov. Ron DeSantis if he runs for president.
The proposal, portion of an amendment to a big elections invoice (SB 7050), would exempt candidates for president or vice president from the state’s resign-to-run legislation.
That law says any state officeholder who “qualifies for federal general public office environment will have to resign from the office environment he or she presently holds if the phrases, or any component thereof, run concurrently with just about every other.”
By exempting candidates for president or vice president from the requirement, the monthly bill would assure DeSantis could run for president in 2024 without obtaining to resign as governor.
Inquiries have swirled for months about whether lawmakers would go after such a modify. DeSantis has not formally announced a presidential bid but is extensively predicted to run upcoming calendar year.
Florida Democratic Social gathering Chair Nikki Fried produced the next assertion:
“Yet once more, Florida Republicans in the legislature are executing the bidding of Ron DeSantis to provide his selfish ambitions. This complete legislative session, DeSantis has pushed the legislature to move his excessive agenda of banning abortion and legislation that could make it easier for criminals to have guns to raise his countrywide profile and acquire above the MAGA foundation ahead of a opportunity presidential run. This is just the most up-to-date instance of Florida Republicans enabling DeSantis’s pursuit of his countrywide ambition as he fails Floridians on the troubles that influence them most.”
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