January 11, 2024
Next week the Florida Legislative session kicks off in Tallahassee. Bills are being reviewed by many groups around the state. Nassau County Citizens Defending Freedom seeks to shine the light on legislation that may be important to you. Some of the information shared below is from third party organizations who are thoroughly researching bills of a certain type to uncover positive or negative features that citizens need to be aware of. There are roughly 100 bills being proposed in this session.
January 17th trip to Tallahassee to visit legislators – join us there. A contingent of Nassau County CDF members will be traveling to meet legislators. If you are interested, please contact Ken at 770-519-7999 to ride share and join us for meetings. If you have questions about going, check out these videos from citizens who visited the capital. Regular citizens, interested in learning and sharing their concerns.
Education Bills
Hope Scholarship is a hugely popular and little known option for parents to take their children out of the public schools and place them in a private school with the $8,000/year scholarship. It is easy to qualify. Some legislators and school administrators do not want parents to have the option.
Robert Goodman’s blog explaining Hope scholarship issues
The Florida Citizens Alliance (FCA) has advocated for the Hope Scholarship and other parent and student friendly legislation.
Election Bills
On Tuesday evening at 7:00, Defend Florida will have a zoom call to talk about election legislation. Their team has been working since the summer with legislators and bill drafts to ensure fair elections. If you would like to join the Tuesday Defend Florida Zoom call, go to this link JAN 16 DF ZOOM CALL
Summary talking points on key election integrity bills.
Can you believe that it is currently ILLEGAL to hand count ballots in Florida. When Nassau CDF asked to recount one Nassau precinct in 2020 (recommended by Capt Seth Ketchel), that was the answer. Its true. One bill under consideration is allow optional recounts. HB 359. Ten freshman legislators have stepped up to sponsor the bill. Here is a short video explaining the need.
Detailed references for voter roll, citizenship and technology election bills from Defend Florida.
Check in regularly on this page as we will be updating with new information as it is available.
Nassau Citizens Defending Freedom
Election Integrity Team