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As a presidential launch looms large for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, just one more thing needs to happen before he can officially launch any campaign for president.
DeSantis is expected to file presidential campaign paperwork within the next week. It would follow a move by his political operation to relocate its headquarters, starting the clock on a 15-day window under federal election laws obligating DeSantis to register as a candidate.
His pathway to a presidential campaign is paved, in part, by recent changes made by Florida’s GOP-controlled legislature that will allow him to run without having to resign as governor.
The measure, attached to a much broader elections bill, carves out an exemption to Florida law requiring anyone seeking office to resign from one they already hold after qualifying as a candidate.
DeSantis still needs to sign the bill, which takes effect July 1.
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