{"id":1616260,"date":"2022-08-19T10:09:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T14:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1616260"},"modified":"2022-08-19T10:09:24","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T14:09:24","slug":"fla-arresting-20-individuals-over-voter-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-arresting-20-individuals-over-voter-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Fla. arresting 20 individuals over 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\">14<\/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%2Ffla-arresting-20-individuals-over-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=1616260&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 id=\"attachment_2739520\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2739520\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2739520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/voterf.jpeg\" alt=\"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced criminal charges against 20 people for illegally voting in 2020, the first major public move from the Republican&#039;s new election police unit. (Amy Beth Bennett\/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2739520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced criminal charges against 20 people for illegally voting in 2020, the first major public move from the Republican\u2019s new election police unit. (Amy Beth Bennett\/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:44 AM PT \u2013 Friday, August 19, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>The state of Florida has been hard at work. During a press conference in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, GOP Governor Ron DeSantis made a surprising announcement in relation to alleged voter fraud.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe state of Florida has charged and is in the process of arresting 20 individuals across the state for voter fraud,\u201d he stated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DeSantis said the majority of these individuals illegally voted and are disqualified from voting because they have been convicted of either murder or sexual assault according to Florida law.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cThey did not go through any process, they did not get their rights restored and yet they went ahead and voted anyways,\u201d explained the governor. \u201cThat is against the law and now they\u2019re going to pay the price for it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The charge of election fraud is a third degree felony in the state and individuals could face a $5,000 fine and up to five years in prison.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: Ron DeSantis announces his Office of Election Crimes and Security is charging and arresting individuals across the state for voter fraud<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These folks voted illegally\u2026 They are disqualified from voting because they have been convicted of either murder or sexual assault!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JhQY2SlOzN\">pic.twitter.com\/JhQY2SlOzN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Florida\u2019s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLVoiceNews\/status\/1560339199932469250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Florida has created the first-ever Office of Election Crimes and Security Office in state government with the purpose of cracking down violations of election law.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe\u2019ve done things like make ballot harvesting a felony in Florida\u2026we have said you can not just send out mass ballots without the voter requesting an absentee ballot,\u201d said DeSantis. \u201cWe\u2019ve said that for absentee ballot requests their needs to be identification\u2026we made sure there are enforceable penalties\u2026and ban Zuckerbucks in the state of Florida.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Republican Governor said his state of Florida will continue investigating election integrity.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/nyc-schools-facing-challenges-with-migrant-children\/\">NYC Schools Facing Challenges With Migrant Children<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced criminal charges against 20 people for illegally voting in 2020, the first major public move from the Republican\u2019s new election police unit. 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