Thank you @GovRonDeSantis for appointing me as Secretary of State. Honored and ready to get to work on protecting the integrity and security of our elections!
Cord Byrd
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- Yesterday, I and my team @FLSecofState spoke with legislative leaders from Arizona including the Senate President and Speaker of the House about how Florida's election code allows for the timely and accurate counting of ballots. We are happy to share the Florida blueprint.
- We are always ready and willing to share the Florida blueprint on how to run elections.NEW: Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen says the state should run its elections like Florida amid slow vote-counting with un-called Senate race "I have tried without success to shift us to the Florida model that has a Friday cutoff to drop off early ballots. Current delay
- We will have this schedule posted soon, and we are working to ensure these special elections are conducted as soon as possible.Congratulations to the Floridians being appointed to key positions in the Trump Administration: Senator Marco Rubio, Congressman Matt Gaetz, and Congressman Mike Waltz. I've instructed Secretary of State Cord Byrd to formulate and announce a schedule for the upcoming special
- This Special Election is being conducted as quickly as statutorily possible. We are committed to ensuring this election is held as soon as we are allowed to hold it by state law. This special election will be faster than we have ever done before.The Special Election for CD 1 will take place according to the timeline below. See full release: dos.fl.gov/communications…
- I have to give credit to my amazing staff here at the @FLSecofState and Div. of Elections. They work tirelessly day in and day out to make a really difficult job look easy. I am honored to work with them, and we are honored to work for you. #Florida #ElectionIntegrity
- I was in DC today. My flight from Reagan back home took off about 40 minutes before the crash. Thank you to those who knew I was traveling and for checking in on me. It’s very sobering. Prayers for the victims. 🙏🏻
- Under @GovRonDeSantis, Florida will not tolerate any attempt to undermine our election integrity. That is why we run the most secure elections in the country.These voter fraud cases brought by the DeSantis administration aren’t dead after all miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
- With the President, House and Senate we can finally update outdated federal election laws like the NVRA and HAVA. These changes include voter ID in every state and timely citizenship info. Passing the SAVE ACT is a great first step. @RepChipRoy #ElectionIntegrity
- Today I presided over the meeting of presidential electors as required by the US Constitution to certify Florida’s 30 electoral college votes for Donald J. Trump for President and JD Vance for Vice President.
- Just a guy and his rescue dog Tucker enjoying a beautiful Saturday afternoon. #rescuedogs
- I thank @GovRonDeSantis for his leadership on this issue and am proud to have spearheaded the fight in the Florida House to get HB1 passed. We said we were right on the law then and the courts have affirmed it. #Constitution #RuleOfLawFlorida has successfully defended its legislation, once again, from activist attempts to overturn the will of the people. Our 2021 Combatting Public Disorder bill (HB 1), which increased penalties for violent mobs and empowered law enforcement to shut down riots, has been upheld
- We are just now in receipt of Congressman Mike Walz's resignation letter, therefore the special election for CD 6 will proceed according to the following timeline.The Special Election for CD 6 will take place according to the timeline below. See full release: dos.fl.gov/communications…
