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🧵 Early voting has begun in Florida, where voting restrictions will only get stricter after this midterm. Plus, Floridians are currently voting under a congressional map that was part of a wave of partisan redraws implemented by Trump. Here’s what to know 👇

🗺️ Republicans hoped the redraw would give them an advantage in the midterms. But polling and registration figures suggest the gerrymander could flop.

🚨 THREATS TO THE VOTE: Election officials around the state have warned that federal agents have appeared outside early voting sites. Monroe County Supervisor of Elections Sherri Hodies said federal agents carried out an arrest near a voting site.

🚧 FUTURE VOTING ROADBLOCKS: This is the last election before Florida’s state version of the sweeping anti-voting SAVE America Act goes into effect. Starting in 2027, voters in Florida will be required to prove their citizenship status or lose their right to register to vote and cast a ballot.