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LetMyPeopleVote

(154,549 posts)
Fri Oct 21, 2022, 10:05 AM Oct 2022

Voter fraud charge dismissed in Florida after arrest

DeathSantis stunt is flopping



https://abcnews.go.com/US/voter-fraud-charge-dismissed-florida-arrest/story?id=91858299

A Florida man had his election fraud charges dismissed on Friday, making him the first of 20 people who Gov. Ron DeSantis announced had been charged with voter fraud in August, to beat his case.

The ruling by a Miami judge may now pave the way for similar motions and rulings in the other 19 election fraud cases, which garnered national attention and controversy when they were announced on Aug. 18. DeSantis said at the time that they were the “opening salvo” by Florida’s newly funded Office of Election Crimes and Security to crack down on voter fraud.

Robert Lee Wood, who faced one count of making a false affirmation on a voter application, and one count of voting as an unqualified elector, had his charges dismissed on the grounds that the prosecutor lacked jurisdiction to bring them.
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Voter fraud charge dismissed in Florida after arrest (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 OP
DeSantis is the only one committing fraud, here. dchill Oct 2022 #1
This was all done as political theater. patphil Oct 2022 #2
Have to wonder if entrapment was involved? LiberalFighter Oct 2022 #3
Man arrested by DeSantis's election police has his case dismissed LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #4

patphil

(6,960 posts)
2. This was all done as political theater.
Fri Oct 21, 2022, 10:27 AM
Oct 2022

I wouldn't be surprised if the charges are eventually dismissed for all the defendants.
But DeSantis got the big splash of headlines he wanted, and most people will only remember the allegations, and never notice the dismissal of charges.

LetMyPeopleVote

(154,549 posts)
4. Man arrested by DeSantis's election police has his case dismissed
Sat Oct 22, 2022, 12:30 AM
Oct 2022

All of these cases need to be dismissed and DeathSantis sued for wrongful prosecution



https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/10/21/florida-desantis-voter-fraud-arrests/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=wp_main

One of the 20 people arrested by Florida’s new elections police force this summer had his charges dismissed Friday, in the first case to be resolved since Gov. Ron DeSantis launched his aggressive voter-fraud initiative.

Robert Lee Wood was arrested on Aug. 18 and charged with two counts of voter fraud because he had been convicted of a crime in 1990 and did not have his rights restored before he voted. On Friday, a Miami judge dismissed the case, ruling that the statewide prosecutor didn’t have jurisdiction.

The governor has said he will appeal.

In recent months, DeSantis (R) has vowed to carefully scrutinize who can vote. Earlier this year, Florida’s GOP-led legislature created an Office of Election Crimes and Security at the governor’s request.

DeSantis said the office would help prevent illegal voting, though there were few cases of voter fraud prosecuted before this summer. Critics have warned that the governor and his elections police unit could weaponize their new powers for political gain.
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