Florida governor signs election bill, earlier vowed not to sign bill that discourages voting

Image has not been found. URL: http://images.americanindependent.com/2010/08/MahurinElephant_Thumb.jpgGov. Rick Scott has signed the elections bill, HB 1355, according to an announcement from his office, which did not include any statement or other additional information. #

Many of the law’s provisions technically take effect immediately. A lawsuit is already claiming the bill would unconstitutionally disrupt the last weekend of early voting in the Miami-Dade County elections, which are Tuesday. #

The law would also force people who recently moved to Miami-Dade, and planned on changing their address, to vote by provisional ballot. #

The bill would also likely require approval by the U.S. Department of Justice, because five counties in Florida are covered by the Voting Rights Act. #

We’ll have more details as this develops. #