Yet three months later, Florida Republicans have set out to overhaul the state’s voting system anyway. To explain the efforts, Florida Republicans point not to evidence of problems but to the potential for voter fraud and suspicion about the process. State Republican lawmakers in Georgia, Arizona and Pennsylvania have introduced voting bills, many aimed at curbing mail voting. Trump railed against mail voting, and GOP voters’ trust in the system sank, according to polls. In Florida, state Sen. Dennis Baxley, the bill’s author, says he isn’t trying for any partisan advantage but simply wants to reverse a 2007 measure that created the two-year window.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 20, 2021 18:57 UTC