Three Republican supporters from Trump-backing Florida complex The Villages arrested for voter fraud
3 years ago

Three Republican supporters from Trump-backing Florida complex The Villages arrested for voter fraud

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three voters from Florida have been arrested on charges of voting more than once in the 2020 presidential elections. According to an arrest report she was booked two weeks ago for voting in person in Florida and by absentee ballot in New York. The arrests come a month after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposed a new law enforcement agency to probe electoral fraud, even though there has been little evidence of malpractice in the 2020 elections. Mr DeSantis who is facing a re-election bid next year and is also eyeing a 2024 presidential run, has promised new restrictions on ballot drop boxes, creating the election police force and changes that would strengthen penalties for ballot harvesting.

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Florida election officials warn of false rumor about ballot markings days before the state’s primary
4 months, 1 week ago

Florida election officials warn of false rumor about ballot markings days before the state’s primary

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. NEW YORK — An unfounded claim that election workers will invalidate ballots by writing on them is prompting election clerks in Florida to correct the record ahead of next week’s state primary. The false claim comes as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has primed his supporters, without evidence, to expect …

3rd case brought by DeSantis’ election police dismissed
2 years ago

3rd case brought by DeSantis’ election police dismissed

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A third case of a defendant who was arrested by an elections police unit created by Florida Gov. Terry Hubbard, 63, was among 20 people arrested last August on criminal charges of illegal voting in 2020 in what was the first major action taken by the the Republican’s controversial new Office of Election Crimes and Security. …

Florida's effort to charge 20 people with voter fraud has hit some roadblocks
2 years ago

Florida's effort to charge 20 people with voter fraud has hit some roadblocks

NPR  

Florida's effort to charge 20 people with voter fraud has hit some roadblocks Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images Back in August, Florida officials announced they were charging 20 people with alleged voter fraud. Many of the individuals charged with voting illegally in 2020 say they thought they were eligible to vote, despite past felony …

Florida man becomes first to escape charges resulting from DeSantis’ election fraud raid
2 years, 2 months ago

Florida man becomes first to escape charges resulting from DeSantis’ election fraud raid

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A court dropped on Florida man’s election fraud charges, making …

They were arrested for voter fraud in Florida. They didn’t know they were ineligible
2 years, 3 months ago

They were arrested for voter fraud in Florida. They didn’t know they were ineligible

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On 28 August, nearly two years later, deputies …

False allegations of voter fraud in 2020 led to increased threats against Texas election workers
2 years, 4 months ago

False allegations of voter fraud in 2020 led to increased threats against Texas election workers

Raw Story  

A rise in election-related misinformation has led to increased threats and intimidation of election workers in Texas and other states, according to a report released Thursday by a U.S. House committee. A Texas elections administrator from Tarrant County told the committee there was a social media call to “hang him when convicted for fraud and let his lifeless body hang …

Arizona AG letter offers no proof of 2020 election fraud
2 years, 8 months ago

Arizona AG letter offers no proof of 2020 election fraud

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona’s Republican attorney general issued an interim report Wednesday on his review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County that outlined his concerns with some election procedures but did not provide proof of any major issues despite six months of investigation. The former president has vented repeatedly about the pace of Brnovich’s review of the 2020 election and …

Republican Vote-By-Mail Opponent Tells Rural Nevada Voters It's Actually Fine
2 years, 10 months ago

Republican Vote-By-Mail Opponent Tells Rural Nevada Voters It's Actually Fine

Huff Post  

The same day he told voters in Clark County, Nevada, that mail-in voting should be curtailed, Adam Laxalt encouraged voters in rural counties to get their neighbors to vote by mail. Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, the state’s leading Republican U.S. Senate candidate, told voters from a Las Vegas suburb last Friday that mail-in ballots and ballot drop boxes …

Column: Trump latest warning sign: Stacking election posts with Big Lie supporters
3 years ago

Column: Trump latest warning sign: Stacking election posts with Big Lie supporters

LA Times  

What Donald Trump is saying is bad enough: For 13 months, history’s sorest loser has been repeating his lie that he was robbed of reelection, and undermining the faith of millions of Americans in their democracy, including three out of four Republicans who buy his poison. In 2020, some Republican officials involved in the election process stood up to Trump’s …

Trump supporter arrested after allegedly casting multiple ballots in Florida
3 years ago

Trump supporter arrested after allegedly casting multiple ballots in Florida

Raw Story  

A registered Republican and apparent supporter of former president Donald Trump has been arrested and charged with casting more than one ballot in an election. On Jan. 19, one day before President Joe Biden's inauguration, Halstead posted a meme featuring a "Trump 2020: Keep America Great" flag and the words, "You don't have the balls to share because you're afraid …

Florida governor calls for election police force
3 years, 1 month ago

Florida governor calls for election police force

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Citing unspecified examples of election fraud, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday pledged to create a law enforcement agency to investigate election crimes as part of a new package of voting laws. Speaking at an event in West Palm Beach, the Republican governor announced a series of election law proposals for lawmakers to take up during next …

Houston voter who waited 6 hours arrested for illegal voting
3 years, 5 months ago

Houston voter who waited 6 hours arrested for illegal voting

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A Houston man who received widespread attention after standing six hours in line to cast a ballot in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary was in jail Friday on charges that it was illegal for him to vote at all because he was on parole. Hervis Rogers became an overnight face of Texas’ battle over voting access when …

Vigilantes claimed voter fraud. A thousand false leads later, investigators found one case
3 years, 6 months ago

Vigilantes claimed voter fraud. A thousand false leads later, investigators found one case

LA Times  

California supporters of US President Donald Trump protest the 2020 election results after his spurious claims of voter fraud. It took the Riverside County district attorney’s office a year of legwork that included more than a thousand false leads to find a prosecutable case of voter fraud: A young man who twice cast two ballots in 2016 elections. “Unless, it’s …

'Outrageous' criminal plot to steal election for Florida GOP part of a 'much larger scheme': CNN analyst
3 years, 9 months ago

'Outrageous' criminal plot to steal election for Florida GOP part of a 'much larger scheme': CNN analyst

Raw Story  

On Thursday, former Florida state Sen. Frank Artiles was arrested for illegally spending money to prop up a fake candidate to siphon voters from Democrats in a South Florida state senate race where "Latinas for Trump" founder Ileana Garcia beat a Democratic incumbent by a few dozen votes in 2020. Speaking on CNN, former GOP strategist and Never Trump analyst …

In video, Trump recycles unsubstantiated voter fraud claims
4 years ago

In video, Trump recycles unsubstantiated voter fraud claims

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Increasingly detached from reality, President Donald Trump stood before a White House lectern and delivered a 46-minute diatribe against the election results that produced a win for Democrat Joe Biden, unspooling one misstatement after another to back his baseless claim that he really won. The Electoral College split matches Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton four years ago, which …

US Election 2020: Donald Trump votes in Florida before hitting campaign rallies
4 years, 2 months ago

US Election 2020: Donald Trump votes in Florida before hitting campaign rallies

India TV News  

US President Donald Trump said he voted 'for a guy named Trump' on Saturday and called it an 'honor' to cast his own ballot in his adopted home state of Florida before he jetted off to campaign in three battleground states, where large crowds awaited even as coronavirus cases are surging to records in the country. Last year, Trump shifted …

Trump says mail-in ballots ‘big scam’: US Election news
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump says mail-in ballots ‘big scam’: US Election news

Al Jazeera  

Public jeered at Trump as he stands by casket of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 20:30 ET – Hillary Clinton says Supreme Court fight is ‘diabolical’ Republican attack on health care “Trump and the Republicans led by Mitch McConnell have been trying to get rid of health care for years, ever since President Obama passed the Affordable …

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