White House Says New Florida Election Integrity Law Move In 'Wrong Direction'

Florida legislators and Governor Ron DeSantis had no reason to change the existing voting rules because the 2020 election was one of the most secure in the history and this is a move in "wrong direction", White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th May, 2021) Florida legislators and Governor Ron DeSantis had no reason to change the existing voting rules because the 2020 election was one of the most secure in the history and this is a move in "wrong direction", White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday.

"The 2020 election was one of the most secure elections in American history. There's no legitimate reason to change the rules right now to make it harder to vote, that's built on a lie. The only reason to change the rules right now is if you don't like who voted, and that should be out of bounds," Jean-Pierre said during a press briefing. "Florida is moving in the wrong direction."

Former President Donald Trump, numerous Republicans and others have charged that the Democrats stole the 2020 election by using mass mail-in voting, relaxed identification and voting deadlines and other similar practices.

Jean-Pierre pointed out that Florida changing its elections law is not the same as some other states implementing allegedly better new voting rules.

Earlier on Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a new measure that is expected to strengthen the existing voter identification requirements, prohibit mass mailing of ballots and ban voter harvesting. However, Democrats have criticized the measure, saying it is an attempt to limit the voting rights of the people in Florida.