Ron DeSantis is determined to stop election fraud in Florida. According to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the State’s newly established Office of Election Crimes and Security have uncovered 20 cases of voter fraud since its establishment on July 1.
Twenty people have been arrested and charged with felony convictions for illegal voting in Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday, in a move designed to flex the muscles of a new office charged with policing the voting system.
According to the DeSantis, twenty individuals from Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties voted despite being disqualified due to prior convictions for murder or sexual assault. Convicts convicted of serious crimes such as homicide and sexual assault are not allowed to vote in Florida. According to DeSantis, the 20 individuals charged with voter fraud face up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
As early voting continues throughout the State, the announcement comes just days before primaries. DeSantis said that the 20 people charged with voting fraud are from Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties. The eastern tri-county area contains the most prominent Democratic counties in the State. The counties are also heavily populated, counting a significant number of votes.
The voters did not go through any process, they did not get their rights restored, yet they still voted. It’s illegal, and they’re going to pay for it, exclaimed DeSantis. The 20 were also convicted of murder or sexual offenses, which still result in lifetime voting bans. In 2018, Florida voters lifted the ban on all other crimes.
Neither indictments nor warrants were immediately available, and the Florida Governor provided few details about the charges. During a press conference in Broward County on Thursday, DeSantis praised the work of the Office of Election Crimes and Security, a first-of-its-kind office investigating voter fraud. The head of that office, Peter Antonacci, said Thursday was a “special day .” According to Antonacci, today is the day we begin to take fraud seriously.
According to DeSantis, Florida’s election security office will continue to review the 2020 election and monitor upcoming elections in search of fraud.
During the most recent legislative session, we recognized that you could have great policy reforms, and it’s essential to do them, but if they are not enforced, what difference will they make? DeSantis added in support of the election security office and its work.
A voting bill passed by the Florida House in March proposed the establishment of the Office of Election Crimes and Security. DeSantis appointed Peter Antonacci director of the office on July 6, shortly after it was established as part of the Florida State Department. According to DeSantis, the Office of Election Crimes and Security will continue to monitor the coming election, ensuring that voter fraud does not happen in the sunshine state.
Thank you Governor DeSantis! You are doing an incredible job and are a perfect role model for every United States government official. Prayers and blessings to you and your family.
I think that it a great idea and it shows great how DeSantis is a great leader
I LOVE IT RON IS DOING WHAT IS RIGHT FOR FLORIDA AND AMERICA
This is one step in stopping voter fraud ( great Job). The ability to vote in elections should be represented with voter ID card ( such as picture & finger print on the card). Outlaw voter harvesting & drop boxes.
If the Florida government of Ron DeSantis can do it, why can’t the rest of the country do it?
I’ll tell you why: THEY DON’T WANT TO!
It’s a step in a nation that seems paralyzed with regard to accountability. Let this new agency flex and develop system with regard to this one art a time sort of fraud while I have to assume they are giving behind the scenes scrutiny to the sort that really sways the count. Wasn’t this something that the Secretary of State and AG were supposed to be doing all along? Perhaps this office is under direction of Sec of State? Or is this a totally independent office? You are writing the book on how to BE a governor, and perhaps this will be another sampler for the other 49.
Great job Ron keep up the good work
As someone who has been working hard to elect a new commissioner in Manatee County by making phone calls and sitting at the polls, I appreciate you taking the issue of voter fraud so seriously! Using a computer-generated phone burner program, I have found many inconsistencies and am keeping track of them! This is a MUST if we expect our elections to be fair and honest! Thank you, Governor DeSantis for all you do for our beautiful state!
This is a step that all states should take to insure that voting is honest. Congratulations to Florida
I’m not sure if I did this by mistake or it was just a mistake. I asked for an absentee ballot. But I also have received one in the mail! I sent the first one I received to Florida-what do I do with the additional absentee ballot? Thank you
Continue the fight and press to get other GOP Senators to do the same in fighting Voter fraud!
This is awesome
we really do need this not just in Florida but in all 50 states. The integrity of our elections has been severely breached for so long. Our elections are suppose to be free and fair and they have been anything but that for decades. So many of those in power were never even elected by We The People but were * installed * by those with the money and the power. That is NOT how our elections were intended to be