Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says 20 charged for voter fraud

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday stated 20 individuals who had been disqualified from voting due to felony convictions at the moment are going through voter fraud fees. 

The Republican governor made the announcement at Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale throughout a press convention. 

FILE: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press convention to announce the growth of a brand new, piloted substance abuse and restoration community to disrupt the opioid epidemic, on the House Coast Well being Basis in Rockledge, Florida. 
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DeSantis stated these charged with voter fraud had been from South Florida and had been convicted of homicide and sexual assault – which might prohibit them from voting. 

“That is in opposition to the regulation, and now they’re going to pay the worth for it,” DeSantis stated. 

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The identities of these charged weren’t launched. If convicted, they withstand 5 years jail. 

The arrests mark a few of the first actions undertaken by Florida’s Workplace of Election Crimes and Safety, a police unit created in Florida earlier this yr to crack down on voter fraud and different election crimes. 

The pressure was created below S.B. 524, which DeSantis signed in April. Beneath the regulation, penalties are elevated for poll harvesting from a first-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony. 

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The regulation additionally requires the Florida Division of State to strengthen ID necessities for mail-in ballots, requires voter rolls to be checked yearly for ineligible voters and prevents election supervisors from receiving so-called “Zuckerbucks.”