Arrested Orange (FL) voters said they were told rights had been restored, affidavits show

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New: The three Orange County voters who were among the 20 arrested by the state's new elections police yesterday all told investigators they believed – or had been told – their rights had been restored before casting ballots in 2020.

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orlandosentinel.com
Arrested Orange voters said they were told rights had been restored, affidavits show
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday the arrests of 20 people who he said voted illegally in 2020.
2:30 PM · Aug 19, 2022

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-orange-felons-illegal-voting-believed-rights-restored-20220819-twbxrqzpuvawrn6hox5xyl5qoa-story.html

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Florida voters approved Amendment 4 in 2018, restoring the voting rights of felons who’ve served their sentences except for those convicted of murder or sexual offenses. The 20 people arrested this week belonged to the excluded group, DeSantis said.

“They did not go through any process. They did not get their voting rights restored, and yet they went ahead and voted anyway,” DeSantis said at the news conference. “That is against the law and now they will pay the price.”

But state Sen. Jeff Brandes, who wrote the bill implementing Amendment 4, said it was lawmakers’ intent that ineligible people would be “granted some grace” by the state if they registered to vote without the intent to commit fraud.

“Some of the individuals did check with [Supervisors of Elections] and believed they could register,” the St. Petersburg Republican said on Twitter.

The three Orange residents accused of voter fraud told investigators they thought they could vote and had received voter ID cards, according to affidavits. All of them affirmed on voting applications that their rights had been restored.

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[riversedge]

1. DeathDesantis does not care whose lives he messes up-just so he gets some publicity. damn him

[blm]

2. DeSantis is fully aware of this and won't let facts stop him

from the imagery he knew he could squeeze out of these lies.

[Sky Jewels]

3. This fucking Nazi DeSantis needs to be stopped NOW.

[maxrandb]

4. Apparently, they were on "Double-Secret" Voter Suppression

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[Skittles]

5. performing for the cult

DISGUSTING

[brer cat]

7. +1

[uponit7771]

11. +1,

[FloridaBlues]

6. I don't remember the 4 republicans in red area the villages getting arrested

Another form of voter intimidation. God I hope we vote him out but it won’t be easy in Florida

[gratuitous]

8. "It was the lawmakers' intent that ineligible people would be granted some grace"

Yeah, right up until it's signed into law. Then any legislative "intent" vanishes in the withering blast of a zealous prosecutor who wants to make a name for himself with the draconian crowd. And so it happens.

[tulipsandroses]

9. Gee, Do I need to ask the race and who they voted for?

Where was the press conference for this?

4th resident of The Villages arrested for voter fraud.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Another resident of The Villages has been arrested for voter fraud by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

Charles Franklin Barnes, was arrested on Jan. 4 for violating the law and attempting to cast multiple ballots in the 2020 election. He’s the fourth resident of the Florida community to see charges for voter fraud in the past month.

https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/4th-resident-of-the-villages-arrested-for-voter-fraud/amp/

Deliberate fraud - Purposeful Fraud by trumpers. Casting multiple ballots. Not this bullshit.

[Mr. Sparkle]

10. DeSantis looks like a whiny baby in that photograph, like he just lost his rattle.

[dameatball]

12. It's okay for convicted felons to run for President, as long as they don't vote for themselves...or

anyone else. Unless they live in "The Villages." Pass the bananas.

[DallasNE]

13. The Process Sucks

The registration process should require the applicant to prove citizenship and an address. Side issues like whether voting rights have been taken away and not yet restored should be the responsibility of the election office. They have the lawyers to determine whether the application is in order. Dressings is making a political statement that is far off target. This is not rocket science.