DeSantis Announces Voter-Fraud Arrests on Eve of Florida Primary
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that his new elections police force has arrested 20 former felons on charges of illegally voting in the 2020 election.
Flanked by members of the new Office of Election Crimes and Security, DeSantis said the ex-felons — all convicted of murder or sex offenses — would now be charged with voter fraud, a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
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Rick beat me to it- I was going to ask if this new elections police force wore brown shirts- good grief! 20 people in the whole state? is this really a problem our state should be spending time and money on?
Just any scheme to get ex-felons back in jail, prison, re-registered, more charges, probation, house arrest and what ever they can throw at us.
I hope this flys back in his face.
Meanwhile in the Villages of Florida a woman who was found to have voted twice was sent to Civics class. Reported by the Villages-news.com
Yes one of three. She reached a plea agreement where she avoids jail as long as she stays out of trouble. Really doubt the registrants receive these terms. Hopefully one of them will stand up and fight it. Force the courts to rule if it’s legal to deny a registrant the right to vote.
Again The Government Blocking, Hurdling, Marginalizing and Ostracizing Returning Citizens of their Civil and Constitutional Rights! Ron De Santis is Joseph Stalin!
I moved out of Florida last year and everytime I see Desantis name I’m happy I did. I do not understand how letting someone vote who represents them is bad? I’ll be looking for need of this one YouTube and making similar comments. It’s my outreach.
Elections police force…….sounds like Germany in the early 1930s……
So…
Can I vote or not?
Never in this state. But you can pay taxes
Withheld adjudication, been voting for over 20 years, and been off any supervision since 2008. Can they still keep me from voting? I mean, I’m sure I’d have a case, but I don’t want to be the guy that finds out, which is what DeSantis wants, right? For otherwise qualified registrants to be too scared to vote under threat of jail?
Crickets on this time-sensitive question.
FAC is not a law firm, we are not lawyers and we are not licensed or qualified to give you an answer to your question. All we can do is refer you to a Statute, Ordinance, Case, Opinion or other authority where you can find your answer.
Here is an advisory opinion that might help: https://files.floridados.gov/media/703428/f-20-3-redacted-final-response-to-ao.pdf
The restriction applies to felony convictions. It has nothing to do with registration.
‘Adjudication Withheld…is not a conviction and would not make you ineligible to vote’ is one thing that stands out for me from this letter.
And I’ve never seen anything that suggests otherwise.
I was adjudication withheld. Therefore, I am not a convicted felon according to Florida and my civil rights have not been taken away. I have never stopped voting since before my arrest. I’m not sure about federal perceptions about me, though. It’s unclear like many federal opinions are. They don’t understand or respect Florida’s tricky policy of withholding adjudication. Would they give me a hard time about voting for federal candidates? My approval to purchase a gun stalled indefinitely, so I canceled the purchase. While it’s possible Florida didn’t want to permit the purchase, it’s also possible the federal government had a problem with it. Florida is supposed to allow it in my case. Don’t know what else to tell you. And, for the record, I am not an attorney or legal expert in any way.
RayO
Why not, it has a nice ring to it,”RayO, Attorney at Law”. LOL
And why not, there is a new show coming out called SheHulk, Attorney at law. If a She Hulk can be an Attorney, why can’t you? *)~
I’ve dealt with too many lawyers, both criminal and civil, to entertain the idea of becoming one. I think the law is too much about what politically and financially-motivated legislators and judges make it versus what it should be to protect and support the people.