{"id":1483,"date":"2023-02-22T08:55:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T13:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=1483"},"modified":"2023-02-22T08:55:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T13:55:21","slug":"has-floridas-election-police-force-actually-stopped-voter-fraud-under-governor-ron-desantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=1483","title":{"rendered":"Has Florida\u2019s Election Police Force Actually Stopped Voter Fraud Under Governor Ron DeSantis?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-59.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-1484\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-59.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-59.png 750w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-59-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-59-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-59-390x219.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">REUTERS\/Joe Skipper\/File<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced he was creating an Office of Election Crimes and Security to stop Democrat voter fraud in his state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are excited to say that next legislative session we are proposing another package of election integrity reforms that will make Florida the number one state for elections,\u201d DeSantis\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/2021\/11\/03\/governor-ron-desantis-announces-legislative-proposal-to-protect-floridas-election-integrity\/\" target=\"_blank\">said in Nov. 2021<\/a>\u00a0after the announcement of the new office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am excited that with this legislation, our state will be able to enforce election violations, combat voter fraud and make sure violators are held accountable. If potential violators know they will be held accountable, they will be much less likely to engage in improper conduct in the first place,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As usual, DeSantis paid great lip service to the conservative red meat issue at a time when it would benefit him the most. But how has DeSantis\u2019 Office of Election Crimes and Security actually performed at stopping voter fraud under the microscope?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not particularly well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Populist strategist Alex Bruesewitz noted that \u201cevery case brought forth\u201d by the Office of Election Crimes and Security \u201chas been dismissed in court,\u201d adding that \u201cDeSantis just puts on a scripted show\u201d and he \u201cwon\u2019t fall for it again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In late 2021, Ron DeSantis was catching some heat for being silent on the 2020 election and not taking election integrity seriously.<br><br>Ron countered that by hosting a Press Conference to tout his new \u201celection integrity police force.\u201d I attended that Press conference.<br><br>Sadly, a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/86tlhhE9ug\">https:\/\/t.co\/86tlhhE9ug<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r6Ao2TPKe7\">pic.twitter.com\/r6Ao2TPKe7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Alex Bruesewitz \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@alexbruesewitz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexbruesewitz\/status\/1625287017071362048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the most recent failure by DeSantis\u2019 election crime office, Orange County Circuit Judge Jenifer Harris&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/news\/breaking-news\/os-ne-judge-dismisses-voter-fraud-case-20230213-xijeeg35e5hk7fusibmjvwsn2m-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dismissed their voter fraud case<\/a>&nbsp;and made a mockery of DeSantis\u2019 supposed authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf the legislature wants a centralized prosecutor with the power to pursue any perceived illegality throughout the state of Florida, the Florida legislature has the authority to create a centralized system,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThis court will not facilitate such a concentrated power without legislative authority.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/21\/politics\/florida-voting-fraud-case-dismissed\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">similar case<\/a>&nbsp;brought up by the Office of Election Crimes and Security was dismissed last year as well. Additionally, these charges center around isolated individuals who are accused of violating laws barring certain felons from being able to vote. DeSantis is too cowed to touch the real centers of election fraud: unsecured vote-tabulating computers and unaccountable mail-in ballots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DeSantis also recently gave a major promotion to a radical leftist, giving an extreme authoritarian Democrat a backdoor into the voter rolls. Last month, DeSantis&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bigleaguepolitics.com\/roger-stone-exposes-ron-desantis-establishment-backed-plot-to-upend-donald-trump-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appointed<\/a>&nbsp;COVID thug and liberal democrat David Kerner, a Palm Beach commissioner, to head Florida\u2019s State Department of Motor Vehicles where Kerner will have access to sensitive voter data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Making matters even worse, DeSantis\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bigleaguepolitics.com\/mike-lindell-exposes-florida-gov-ron-desantis-for-hosting-dominion-attorney-on-defamation-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\">recently hosted a panel<\/a>\u00a0with a high-profile attorney for Dominion Voting Systems where DeSantis gave the lawyer a platform to argue that her clients should be more easily able to use lawfare against journalists who expose them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DeSantis hosting Dominion lawyer Libby Locke! He is showing his true colors! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5ICPghzj0J\">https:\/\/t.co\/5ICPghzj0J<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mike Lindell (@realMikeLindell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realMikeLindell\/status\/1622973134440910853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It appears that DeSantis is crafting an elaborate fa\u00e7ade in order to upend the MAGA revolution and destroy the America First movement within the Republican Party. He is rapidly emerging as the most dangerous RINO in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/bigleaguepolitics.com\/has-floridas-office-of-election-crimes-and-security-actually-stopped-voter-fraud-under-gov-ron-desantis\/\">https:\/\/bigleaguepolitics.com\/has-floridas-office-of-election-crimes-and-security-actually-stopped-voter-fraud-under-gov-ron-desantis\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced he was creating an Office of Election Crimes and Security to stop Democrat voter fraud in his state. \u201cWe are excited to say that next legislative session we are proposing another package of election integrity reforms that will make Florida the number one state for elections,\u201d DeSantis\u00a0said in Nov. 2021\u00a0after the announcement of the new office. \u201cI am excited that with this legislation, our state will be able to enforce election violations, combat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-elections"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1483"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1485,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1483\/revisions\/1485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}