Republican senators move 98page Florida election bill 24 hours after it becomes public

TALLAHASSEE – The members of the public who took to the podium to offer their opinion on the Florida Senate’s just-unveiled election bill had to speed-talk to touch on even a sliver of its 98-pages. They were limited to only one minute of testimony — a minute many partially used to blast the legislative process. The bill, which the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee approved along party lines Tuesday, was made public just 24 hours before the meeting. “Sorry if I read most of this. I’m a little tired from being up very late reading the bill,” Brad Ashwell, Florida…