Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs restrictive voting bill

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday morning signed into law a controversial voting bill aimed at curbing access to mail-in voting in the state.

Posted 1:12 p.m. May 6, 2021 — Updated 1:12 p.m. May 6, 2021

Kelly Mena

, CNN

CNN — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday morning signed into law a controversial voting bill aimed at curbing access to mail-in voting in the state.

In signing the bill during an appearance on "Fox & Friends," the Florida Republican highlighted provisions of the bill including stricter voter ID requirements for voting by mail, creating limits on who can pick up and return a voter's ballot, and banning private funding for elections.

"Me signing this bill says: Florida, your vote counts, your vote is going to be cast with integrity and transparency and this is a great place for democracy," DeSantis said after signing the bill.

Local media outlets told CNN that they not allowed to go inside the morning signing event and told it was a Fox News exclusive.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

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