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Roland99

(53,345 posts)
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 10:39 AM Oct 2020

LMAO!! Florida Gov. DeSantis attempts to vote, discovers someone changed his address

Florida Gov. DeSantis attempts to vote, discovers someone changed his address
https://www.wesh.com/article/florida-governor-voter-info-changed/34508114

DeSantis was attempting to vote Monday at his assigned polling location around 2 p.m. when the poll worker advised him his address had been changed to 2185 Pretty Lane in West Palm Beach. DeSantis said he did not authorize a change in his address, and immediately contacted the Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement to investigate.

FDLE contacted the supervisor of elections office in Leon County and requested the logs for the date and time the address change request came through for Ron DeSantis.

Authorities discovered the request was made using a computer with the IP address of [x.x.x.x], and subscribed to Comcast. They contacted Comcast who gave them the home address to which the IP was assigned.

A search warrant was conducted at the home in Naples where Anthony Steven Guevara was present with two others.

An FDLE digital forensic examiner searched through Guevara’s computer, where Google searches for “Florida my vote” and “Florida governor” were found. Evidence also showed Guevara accessed the site “DOS.MyFlorida.com,” and the Wikipedia page for Ron DeSantis.
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LMAO!! Florida Gov. DeSantis attempts to vote, discovers someone changed his address (Original Post) Roland99 Oct 2020 OP
This is not funny. TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #1
he's so incompetent. Can't wear a mask properly. Can't be bothered to verify basic voter info Roland99 Oct 2020 #2
we are now fighting for our very democracy. Things must start happening back to repugs. samsingh Oct 2020 #3
So, we should break reasonable laws not to change the law, but to trap people? TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #9
there don't seem to be any laws for repugs only for Democrats samsingh Oct 2020 #12
A bit of an over statement. TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #13
Awfully convenient Miguelito Loveless Oct 2020 #4
the guy who did it is either a) a completely unaware buffoon or b) a plant Roland99 Oct 2020 #5
They sieze the computer off a man with a Hispanic name Miguelito Loveless Oct 2020 #7
If it was changed so simply-- a setup is probably closer to the truth. TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #10
Right? d_r Oct 2020 #6
It also shows how easy it is to mess up someones vote. I it was me, how quickly would the FDLE mitch96 Oct 2020 #8
A republican young person did it soothsayer Oct 2020 #11
Yessss!!!! Zorro Oct 2020 #14
Interesting Dreampuff Oct 2020 #15

Roland99

(53,345 posts)
2. he's so incompetent. Can't wear a mask properly. Can't be bothered to verify basic voter info
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 10:42 AM
Oct 2020

he's an epic failure

Roland99

(53,345 posts)
5. the guy who did it is either a) a completely unaware buffoon or b) a plant
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 10:48 AM
Oct 2020

doubt anyone would do that on purpose as subterfuge

I think he's just a moron who has no clue how things can be tracked on the internet.

Miguelito Loveless

(4,667 posts)
7. They sieze the computer off a man with a Hispanic name
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 11:02 AM
Oct 2020

then find all this on evidence his hard drive. Perhaps they were tipped off by a blind computer repairman?

Now, let's assume this is legit, and we have a bad actor. Why is it this simple to change someone else's address?

mitch96

(14,659 posts)
8. It also shows how easy it is to mess up someones vote. I it was me, how quickly would the FDLE
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 11:20 AM
Oct 2020

and the sup of elections correct the problem? What if it was many many people that this happened to? ........ Holes and cracks in the system. A simple password or two factor identification like a bank. easy peasy.
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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
11. A republican young person did it
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 01:18 PM
Oct 2020

?s=21


Miami Herald
@MiamiHerald
JUST IN: A Naples man used a computer to alter Gov. Ron DeSantis’ voting registration and get into the voting registrations of U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, retired basketball icon Michael Jordan and current basketball icon LeBron James, the FDLE said.

Man accessed voter registrations of Gov. DeSantis, Michael Jordan and LeBron James: FDLE
miamiherald.com

https://www.winknews.com/2020/10/28/naples-man-arrested-for-illegally-changing-florida-governors-voter-information/

Dreampuff

(778 posts)
15. Interesting
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 06:46 PM
Oct 2020

It does seem more like something a republican would do. Even though it's kind of funny, it was a very serious thing for him to do.

DeSantis doesn't seem bothered by it as he was prancing around in the maskless non socially distancing Trump Riot he attended in Tampa today.

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