JUST IN: The Florida Senate passes the elections overhaul bill 28-12

It includes the change to Florida's resign-to-run law

— Lydia Nusbaum (@LydiaNusbaum) April 26, 2023

This may have been what DeSantis has been waiting on to announce his candidacy. He continues to maintain he wants to wait until the legislative session is over. It’s officially set to conclude a week from Friday.

[I suspect he’ll wait until May 5th anyway. There’s nothing to be gained by jumping in before the end of the session. — Ed]