Florida is the latest Republican-led state to pass a broad voter suppression law. Among other things, this law changes rules for election observation that could potentially cause problems for election administration. This article by Eliza Sweren-Becker is published in The Brennan Center for Justice. Here is an excerpt:

On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law S.B. 90, an omnibus voter suppression bill that will make it harder for Floridians to vote.

It’s worth taking a step back to note that after last year’s general elections, Florida’s officials touted their election process as a great success. Nevertheless, Florida’s governor and state lawmakers advanced S.B. 90 under the pretext of addressing unfounded and unspecified concerns about election integrity.

The 48-page law makes a slew of changes to Florida elections, including making voter registration more difficult, modifying rules for observers in ways that could disrupt election administration, and restricting the ability to provide snacks and water to voters waiting in line.

Read the full article here.