Two excellent Resolutions Passed by the Polk County Republican Executive Committee (REC) on April 18th, 2023 and are being submitted to the FL Legislature.

1. Resolution to Enforce the “Resign to Run” Law, FL Statutes, Chapter 99.012

Summarizing in my words this would prohibit Governor DeSantis from both running for GOP POTUS primary and remaining our Governor at same time. We elected our great Gov DeSantis to serve as our Governor for 4 years and this is what he should do. If he’s allowed to continue serving while simultaneously running for GOP POTUS Primary he will not be as effective as our Governor.

2. Resolution for Election Vote Accuracy under Florida Statues Chapter 99.102 (4)(a).

Summarizing in my words this prohibits use of voting machines and replace with paper ballots only. IT/Computer/Cyber Security Experts all agree that no voting machine of any type can be adequately secured against internet hacking and contributed to election fraud in the 2020 elections.

We 625 conservative, grassroots activists of the Winter Haven 912 including some who are members of the Polk REC completely agree with these Resolutions and encourage other county RECs to adopt and send similar resolutions to the Florida Legislature by the required time frame.

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Polk County
Republican Executive Committee
Resolution 2023-01

Enforce “Resign to Run” Law
Florida Statutes, Chapter 99.012

Whereas, Florida Statues Chapter 99.102 (4)(a), reads, “Any officer who qualifies for federal public office must resign from the office he or she presently holds if the terms, or any part thereof, run concurrently with each other.”

Whereas, Governor Ron DeSantis is an officer of the State of Florida.

Whereas, Governor Ron DeSantis is obligated to the electors of the State of Florida to served the entire four years of his second term as he was elected to serve.

Whereas, changing laws to accommodate any individual’s political aspirations and career is a bad practice and a bad precedent to set for the State of Florida and the Unites States of America.

Therefore, be it resolved that the Polk County Republican Executive Committee hereby opposes any effort to change or alter Florida Statutes Chapter 99.012.

Therefore, be it resolved that the Polk County Republican Executive Committee hereby calls on all members of the Florida House of Representatives and all members of the Florida Senate to oppose any legislation that may be brought before the Florida Legislature altering any part of Florida Statutes Chapter 99.102.

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Polk County
Republican Executive Committee
Resolution 2023-02

Resolution for Election Vote Accuracy

Whereas, Voters in Florida cannot prove their vote is being counted properly using the current electronic voting machine system and under state law each registered vote in this state has the right to vote and to have his or her vote accurately counted as provided in Florida State Statue 101.031 (2) Voter’s Bill of Rights;

Whereas, Voters in Florida cannot trust the vote results from the mandatory use of unsecure Electronic Voting Machines designed and run by private companies that perform a critical government function. They refuse to disclose their software and system components and subject them to public evaluation by claiming “proprietary and confidential information”,

Whereas, The largest supplier of electronic voting systems, ES&S, in patent* claims unlimited control of all date before, during, and after the election by virtural unlimited control access without government oversight.

Whereas, Certification standards put forth by the Federal Government under HAVA law by the Election Assistance Commission states** all Electronic Voting Machines connected to the internet have been shown to be susceptible to manipulation through internal or external intrusion to alter votes and vote tallies and therefore the voter cannot trust the accuracy of their vote.

Whereas, Many countries have stopped the use of Electronic Voting Machines including The Netherlands in 2007, Germany in 2009, Ireland in 2010, Japan in 2018 and Canada, France, United Kingdom and Switzerland use hand-counted paper ballots;

Whereas, A system of manually counting paper ballots which has been used for centuries enables observers to easily ensure votes are accurately counted;

Resolved, That the Polk County Republican Executive committee calls upon the Florida Legislature, the Secretary of State, and the Governor of Florida to abide by Florida Law and the Will of the Public to use their authority to prohibit the use of Electronic Voting Machines in the State of Florida. We urge instead for the use of paper ballots and manual counting systems to comply with the Voter’s Bill of Rights as provided for in Florida Statue 101.031 (2) to ensure his or her vote is accurately counted.

Furthermore, we request a special session of the legislature be called if necessary to adequately address this concern.

Submitted by:

Steve Larsen, Polk County Republican Precinct Committeeman, Precinct 407; Chair, PCREC Election Integrity Committee rcogepc@gmail.com

Jim Powers, Polk County Republican Executive Precinct Committeeman, Precinct 248; Vice-Chair, PCREC Election Integrity Committee, illinijmmvci@yahoo.com