FL Dems Locked Down Against Secret Ballot

FYI: The RPOF just issued the following release:

Florida House Dems Locked Down Against Secret Ballot

Tallahassee—House Democrats today voted against House Joint Resolution 1013 guaranteeing the right to vote by secret ballot in the House Governmental Affairs and Policy Committee. The joint resolution is sponsored by House Majority Leader Adam Hasner (R-Delray Beach) in an effort to protect Floridians’ fundamental right to a secret ballot.

“The four Florida Democrats who put partisan politics over Floridians’ precious right to vote by secret ballot have some explaining to do to their constituents,” noted RPOF Chairman Jim Greer. “Representatives Oscar Braynon, Adam Fetterman, Bill Heller, and Kelly Skidmore just voted not only against secret ballots, but against our efforts to strengthen Florida’s economy and create new jobs.”

HJR 1013 seeks to amend the Florida constitution in order to supersede any potential moves by the Democrat-controlled Congress that would harm an individual’s right to a secret ballot, both at the ballot box on Election Day and in the workplace. The U.S. Supreme court has ruled that state law may prevail if it safeguards important interests and does not disrupt the federal regulatory scheme. Leader Hasner and State Senator Garrett Richter (R-Naples), who has filed SJR 1908 in the Florida Senate to place the amendment on the ballot, are working with Save our Secret Ballot, a national organization dedicated to educating Americans about the continued need for a secret ballot wherever state or federal law requires elections.

“These four Democrat legislators sent a clear message today that they are with Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and big labor, and against Florida workers,” concluded Leader Hasner. “They sent a message that harassment and intimidation are acceptable, that Floridians’ right to cast a secret ballot is not a fundamental principle in our society, and that more voter participation is not a priority for them. That message should be extremely alarming not only to their constituents, but to all Floridians.”