TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a new office to investigate elections crimes, and he just might get it.
A state Senate committee advanced a new slate of changes to the state’s election laws on Tuesday that included the creation of a 15-person Office of Election Crimes and Security within the Secretary of State’s Office, which could be the first of its kind in the country.
The 5-3 vote, along party lines, came despite concerns raised by multiple elections supervisors about other provisions in Senate Bill 524. In addition to creating an elections security office, the bill would:
