(18 Aug 2022)
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POOL
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - 18 August 2022
1. Person in audience holding a sign
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Gov. Ron DeSantis, (R) Florida:
"The state of Florida has charged and is in the process of arresting 20 individuals across the state for voter fraud. (applause).
3. People gathering at news conference
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Gov. Ron DeSantis, (R) Florida:
"These folks voted illegally in this case, and there's going to be other grounds for other prosecutions in the future, they are disqualified from voting because they are convicted of either murder or sexual assault and they do not have the right to vote. They have been disenfranchised under Florida law."
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Gov. Ron DeSantis, (R) Florida:
"We also have folks who are voting who are illegal aliens that are not citizens of the United States and as we know in Florida's constitution the only people eligible to vote are U.S. citizens."
+EDIT ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++
STORYLINE:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced criminal charges against 20 people for illegally voting in 2020, the first major public move from the Republican's controversial new election police unit.
The charges mark the opening salvo from the Office of Election Crimes and Security, which from its conception drew widespread criticism from Democrats and voting rights groups who feared the unit would serve as a political tool for the governor.
DeSantis said the people charged were convicted of murder or a felony sexual offense and therefore exempt from a constitutional amendment that restores voting rights to some felons.
He said most of those charged were from Broward, Miami-Dade or Palm Beach counties, all Democratic strongholds. He released few details.
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