As Florida tries to change ‘Resign to run’ laws, Mayor Curry wants voters to implement them in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Some Florida Republican lawmakers are looking for the state to change “Resign to run” laws so Gov. Ron DeSantis can feasibly run for president without resigning as governor. Locally, Duval County Republican Mayor Lenny Curry is pushing for Jacksonville voters to pass a “Resign to run” law.
Curry is asking Jacksonville voters to institute a law that would force local politicians to resign from their current post when they qualify to run for a new elected position.
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“I think in Jacksonville we’ve seen too many times where politicians boun...
