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Voter fraud charge dismissed in first challenge to arrests by DeSantis' elections crimes unit
10/22/2022 2:36:00 AM
The first of at least 19 people arrested for voter fraud in August by Gov Ron DeSantis had charges dismissed on Friday in Miami
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A Miami-Dade Circuit judge threw out the case against Robert Lee Wood, who was charged by Gov. Ron by DeSantis' elections crimes unit for alleged voting fraud. The first of at least 19 people arrested for voter fraud in August by Gov Ron DeSantis had charges dismissed on Friday in Miami
"There's no way he would have done so without being told it was OK," DavisIn a joint statement Friday, the Legal Defense Fund, Brennan Center for Justice, American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Florida applauded the Miami-Dade judge's decision.
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DeSantis said those arrested were felons who were ineligible to vote and were being charged with third-degree felony fraud. The felons committed offenses — murder or sex crimes — that precluded them from automatically having their voting rights restored under a 2018 amendment to the state constitution.
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4 million people barred because of past felony convictions, with the exception of murder or a sexual offense.  Just months later, the Republican-controlled Legislature passed a bill that was signed into law by DeSantis to keep hundreds of thousands of felons from becoming eligible to vote until they meet all their past legal financial obligations.  The law created confusion because a lack of available records made it difficult for a felon to track what they owed in fines or restitution. It also does not guarantee that this information is of a timely nature.
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Voting rights groups and others — including Republican state Sen. Jeff Brandes, the GOP legislator who drafted the original law implementing Amendment 4 — have argued that state elections officials failed to meet its role in verifying voter eligibility. Neil Volz, deputy director of Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, which works to end what it describes as discrimination against and disenfranchisement of those with felony convictions, said the Miami judge's decision is"a step in the right direction.
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The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of FXStreet nor its advertisers." “This strengthens our resolve to continue to place people over politics and honor the commitment we made to the 1.4 million people impacted by Amendment 4, who should be enjoying the opportunity to fully participate in our democracy," Volz said in a statement issued Friday. Earlier this week, the Tampa Bay Times and the Herald released police body camera footage that shows  three people taken into custody told law enforcement authorities they were originally told they were eligible to vote. The author has not received compensation for writing this article, other than from FXStreet.
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Those who appeared in the video footage reacted with shock on being arrested nearly two years after they voted in the 2020 presidential election.   The video footage went viral on social media and attracted widespread media attention from CBS News, CNN, The New York Times and other major national media. Former Tampa-area felons arrested for voter fraud Three people were arrested in the Tampa area for voter fraud.
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FXStreet and the author will not be liable for any errors, omissions or any losses, injuries or damages arising from this information and its display or use. All are felons and ineligible to vote.
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DeSantis," said the ACLU of Florida in a statement on Wednesday."Although the Governor and Legislature claimed that they passed SB 7066 in 2019 to ‘clarify’ Voting Restoration Amendment 4, in reality, the law created an unworkable pay-to-vote system which is intentionally difficult and complex to navigate. “When people register and/or vote without realizing they're ineligible, the proper course should be to cancel their registration, not prosecute them," the ACLU said."It is the state’s responsibility to determine eligibility of Floridians registering to vote, and the state should devote resources to determining a voter’s eligibility, not to upending lives in order to prosecute mistakes." "What we've seen with these videos is the human face of a broken system," said Volz  of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition after the footage was released.
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The coalition, along with the Sentencing Project, announced this week they had established a bail fund for those arrested on voter fraud and are seeking attorneys who pledge to provide them with free legal assistance. DeSantis has defended the prosecutions, noting that voters have to check a box on their registration form stating"I affirm that I am not a convicted felon, or if I am, that my right to vote has been restored." USA Today Network-Florida government accountability reporter Douglas Soule is based in Tallahassee, Fla. He can be reached at [email protected].
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