New Bill From Florida Republican Would Eliminate the Florida Democratic Party

If enacted, the bill would require Florida officials to notify all registered voters who belong to any canceled parties that their parties no longer exist.

The Florida Democratic Party could disappear if a bill filed by a Republican is enacted.

On Tuesday, Sen. Blaise Ingoglia (R-Spring Hill) filed SB 1248, “The Ultimate Cancel Act”. The bill would require the state’s Division of Elections to “immediately cancel” the filings of any political party whose platform had “previously advocated for, or been in support of, slavery or involuntary servitude.”

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The act would require Florida officials to notify all registered voters who belong to any canceled parties that their parties no longer exist. It would also change their voter registrations to “no party affiliation,” and “provide procedures” for those voters to update their affiliations to “an active political party.”

After getting canceled, the bill would allow a political party to re-register with the Florida State Department, with the condition to change its name to something “substantially different from the name of any other party previously registered” with the agency.

The bill does not mention the Democratic party’s name explicitly, but Southern Democrats advocated for slavery during the Civil War.

“For years now, leftist activists have been trying to ‘cancel’ people and companies for things they have said or done in the past. This includes the removal of statues and memorials, and the renaming of buildings. Using this standard, it would be hypocritical not to cancel the Democrat Party itself for the same reason,” Ingoglia wrote in a statement.

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​​Florida Democrats pointed out the Republican’s little intention of concealing its goal.

“Presenting a bill that would disenfranchise 5 million voters is both unconstitutional and unserious. Under Ron DeSantis, Senator Ingoglia is using his office to push bills that are nothing more than publicity stunts, instead of focusing on the issues that matter most to Floridians,” the Florida Democratic Party said in a statement.