Back to their old tricks: Punishing voters | Editorial
Conservative principles face implementation challenges as policy meets political complexity.
The Sun Sentinel frames Florida’s 2026 voting bills as a plot to “punish” voters, as if any guardrail is automatically suspect. That assumption skips past a basic reality: elections depend on **public trust** as much as turnout, and trust is earned with clear, enforceable rules. What gets labeled “marginalizing” often amounts to tightening procedures around mail ballots, voter rolls, and chain-of-custody.
New Republican Times Editorial Board
The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board analyzes bills dealing with voting filed for the 2026 Florida legislative session. Bottom line: Republicans are marginalizing as many voters as possible.
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The Sun Sentinel frames Florida’s 2026 voting bills as a plot to “punish” voters, as if any guardrail is automatically suspect. That assumption skips past a basic reality: elections depend on public trust as much as turnout, and trust is earned with clear, enforceable rules.
What gets labeled “marginalizing” often amounts to tightening procedures around mail ballots, voter rolls, and chain-of-custody. Conservatives worry less about headlines and more about whether the system can be audited, explained, and defended when results are close. A ballot that cannot be verified reliably invites cynicism, litigation, and instability.
Florida should prioritize rule of law, election integrity, and equal standards for every voter, not loopholes that favor the most organized or the least accountable. The principle at stake is simple: a democracy worth having is one the public can reasonably believe is run competently and fairly.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.