DeSantis clears way for 2024 run after signing bill repealing ‘resign to run’ law
Jack Birle
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Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed an election bill into law on Wednesday that includes an amendment partially repealing the state’s “resign to run” provision.
Senate Bill 7050 includes various provisions concerning elections in the Sunshine State, but the resign to run amendment, which was added to the bill late in the process, eliminates the requirement that state officeholders have to resign if they run for president or vice president.
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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 The provision was repealed in 2008 when then-GOP Gov.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 night. He announced Wednesday afternoon that he had signed SB 7050 into law.
DeSantis signing the bill into law is the latest step of the Florida governor’s looming presidential campaign, which will reportedly be announced on Twitter Spaces on Wednesday night. He filed paperwork for a presidential campaign with the Federal Election Commission earlier Wednesday.
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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.”
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.