Florida governor announces plans for election police force to crack down on voting crimes

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced plans Wednesday to form a statewide law enforcement agency to investigate election crimes as part of a raft of measures on voting laws to be considered at next year's legislative session.

Why it matters: DeSantis used his news conference on Wednesday to echo the kinds of baseless claims former President Trump has made on voter fraud, without citing evidence and despite the fact that such instances are rare in the U.S.

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Details: Per a statement from the governor's office, DeSantis is calling on the legislature to:

Establish an Office of Election Crimes and Security within the Department of State to investigate election crimes and fraud;

https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-governor-announces-plans-election-022302381.html

You mean a crack down on voting.

[madaboutharry]

1. Make people afraid to vote.

Full on fascism in the Sunshine State.

[PortTack]

2. We have to not let them intimidate us into not voting!!

[Elessar Zappa]

3. Any rethug who tries to stop me from voting

will be sorry. Fuck these mouth-breathers.

[Tree Lady]

4. I am sure his number one crime

Is voting democrat.

[durablend]

7. And close behind

"Voting While Black"

[Demovictory9]

5. Sad and sick

[lindysalsagal]

6. Seriously-how much longer will this moron be in office?

[lpbk2713]

8. And if you check their voter registration they'll all be (R).

Or moles.

[NCDem47]

9. Pure intimidation. Plain and simple.

Won't see these folks in Naples or Sarasota. Think, urban Miami, Tampa, Orlando and college towns.

[Deuxcents]

10. How much voter fraud do we have?

Another non issue being politically manufactured

[maxrandb]

11. Thanks John Roberts

You were right! There really is no longer any need for the Voting Rights Act. We solved access to the ballot.

Oh, BTW John,

Go fuck yourself sideways with a First Edition, Hard-Cover copy of Atlas Shrugged, you worthless piece of amphibian shit.

[WHITT]

12. Will The 'Election Police Force'

arrest Governor DeadSantas?

Geez, sounds like a modern day version of the Brownshirts.