Florida House drops plan to void mail ballot requests, but pushes ahead with other measures to make it harder to vote by mail

The change, aimed at a practice called “ballot harvesting” that former President Donald Trump and other Republicans have criticized, would prohibit collection efforts by political parties, community groups and neighbors. State Rep. Tracie Davis, D-Jacksonville, who spent 13 years working in a county elections office including time as deputy supervisor of elections, said the state shouldn’t tell voters “you’re not smart enough to give your ballot to someone you trust or you know.”