Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has yet to sign an election bill into law that includes an amendment partially repealing the state’s “resign to run” provision.
The amendment would allow him to remain the governor of Florida when he announces his 2024 presidential bid, which he is widely expected to do Wednesday.
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Senate Bill 7050 includes various provisions regarding elections in the Sunshine State, but the resign to run amendment, which was added to the bill late in the process, would get rid of the requirement that state officeholders have to resign if they run for president or vice president.
Florida law concerning resign to run has changed multiple times in recent decades. The provision was repealed in 2008 when then-GOP Gov. Charlie Crist was on the short list to be GOP presidential nominee John McCain’s running mate. The law was reinstated in a 2018 election bill, which then-GOP Gov. Rick Scott signed.
The bill was passed by the Florida House 76-34 and Florida Senate 28-12 last month but was not presented to DeSantis until Tuesday.
DeSantis’s office confirmed it received the election bill, along with 37 other bills, from the state legislature on Tuesday. He will have until June 7 to act on the election bill.
Once DeSantis signs the bill, it will be the latest sign of the Florida governor’s looming presidential campaign, which will reportedly be announced on Twitter Spaces on Wednesday night.
DeSantis’s team launched a video Tuesday night hinting at the expected presidential run, featuring a video of him walking toward a stage with narration describing America as being “worth the fight.”
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He is expected to formally launch his campaign with an event in his hometown of Dunedin, Florida, next week.
The Florida governor has been consistently placing second behind former President Donald Trump in GOP primary polling but is widely seen as the top rival to Trump.
