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If you guys have actual details about what the "election police" entails then feel free to share, but the fact that both of your posts are just jumping to conclusions only backs up my original point

The law creates an Office of Election Crimes and Security under the Florida Department of State to review fraud allegations and conduct preliminary investigations. DeSantis is required to appoint a group of special officers from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement who would be tasked with pursuing the election law violations.

The law also increases penalties for the collection of completed ballots by a third party, often referred to as ballot harvesting, to a felony. It raises fines for certain election law violations and requires that election supervisors perform voter list maintenance on a more frequent basis.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/desantis-florida-election-police-force-bill/

IMO the law itself doesn't seem to egregious on the surface, but it is basically political theater to rile up the far-right base and throw them a bone. it also serves to fuel the rising "distrust" in the electoral process favored by the GOP (so they can cheat and claim fraud every time they lose going forward)