The Tampa Tribune has published this editorial, condemning the part of Florida’s new election law that makes it impossible for political parties to nominate someone who was a member of another party at any time during the year preceding the filing deadline.

Oddly enough, the editorial says the law was motivated by Republican anger that former Republican Governor Charlie Crist ran for U.S. Senate in 2010 as an independent candidate. However, the new law does not restrict who may be an independent candidate. Crist was a registered Republican when he filed as an independent, and the new law does not prohibit that.