{"id":1615182,"date":"2022-08-18T17:12:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T21:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1615182"},"modified":"2022-08-18T17:27:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T21:27:56","slug":"desantis-announces-office-of-election-crimes-and-security-is-arresting-20-individuals-for-voter-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-announces-office-of-election-crimes-and-security-is-arresting-20-individuals-for-voter-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis Announces Office Of Election Crimes And Security Is Arresting 20 Individuals For Voter Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-announces-office-of-election-crimes-and-security-is-arresting-20-individuals-for-voter-fraud%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1615182&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-18-at-4.21.02-PM-e1660854139729.png\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\"><\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday his new Office of Election Crimes and Security charged and arrested 20 individuals across the state for voter fraud.<\/p>\n<p>The individuals arrested voted despite having been convicted of murder or sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey did not get their rights restored and yet they went ahead and voted anyways,\u201d DeSantis said during a press conference. \u201cThat is against the law and now they\u2019re going to pay the price for it.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/08\/02\/the-view-desantis-guest-appearance-press-team\/\">(RELATED: \u2018The View\u2019 Tried To Bring On DeSantis For A Guest Appearance. Here\u2019s How His Press Team Responded)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also want to be very clear going forward that we\u2019re going to continue to make sure that our laws are rigorously enforced,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Gov. Ron DeSantis announces his new Office of Election Crimes and Security has charged and is arresting 20 individuals across Florida for voter fraud<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Florida\u2019s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLVoiceNews\/status\/1560338246982410243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs elected leaders, it is incumbent on us to ensure free and fair elections and instill confidence in the voting process,\u201d Attorney General Ashley Moody <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/2022\/08\/18\/governor-desantis-announces-the-arrest-of-20-elections-criminals\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cNo voting system can stand without the backing and confidence of the people it serves, and thanks to Governor DeSantis, we are reinforcing that trust, and Florida\u2019s elections system will serve as the standard-bearer for the rest of the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In July, DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/flgov.com\/2022\/07\/06\/governor-ron-desantis-announces-the-appointment-of-peter-antonacci-as-director-of-the-office-of-election-crimes-and-security\/\">announced<\/a> the appointment of Peter Antonacci as Director of the Office of Election Crimes and Security, a division of the Department of State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI applaud the Florida Legislature and Governor Ron DeSantis for creating the Florida Office of Election Crimes and Security to help ensure the integrity of our elections,\u201d Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at the time. \u201cHaving confidence that when we cast our vote, it is counted fairly, is critical to our representative democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Florida Gov. 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