Proposed Change to Florida’s ‘Resign-to-Run’ Law May Pave Way for DeSantis 2024 Bid US News | The Epoch Times https://ift.tt/lERM4C5 Florida state Sen. Travis Hutson has introduced a proposal to amend the state’s “resign-to-run” law, which would allow Gov. Ron DeSantis to announce his candidacy for the presidency without resigning as governor. The proposed amendment is part of Senate Bill 7050 (pdf), a larger piece of legislation related to state elections. It would change the existing provision in Florida Statute that requires any public official seeking federal office to resign from their current state position if the terms run concurrently with each other. The amendment would exclude candidates running for president or vice president from Florida’s “resign-to-run” law, and is intended to “clarify existing law.”... April 26, 2023 at 02:13AM https://ift.tt/iRcB2tC Caden Pearson https://ift.tt/msFUQL3
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