What S Happened With Florida S Controversial Voter Fraud Cases Npr Months after the controversial arrests, one case ended with a plea deal and at least three have been dismissed. and attorneys say florida's cases face a tough road — even if they make it to trial. 2024 election. 20 were charged for voter fraud in florida. advocates say a broken system is to blame. florida gov. ron desantis speaks during an aug. 18 press conference in fort lauderdale, where.
Videos Show Confusion As Florida Police Arrest People On Voter Fraud Last year, florida's new election crimes unit announced voting fraud charges against 20 people. but as npr's ashley lopez reports, the prosecution of those cases has hit some roadblocks. She joined npr in may 2022. prior to npr, lopez spent more than six years as a health care and politics reporter for kut, austin's public radio station. before that, she was a political reporter for npr member stations in florida and kentucky. lopez is a graduate of the university of north carolina at chapel hill and grew up in miami, florida. Incidents of voter fraud are incredibly rare in the u.s., and past and present investigations by law enforcement agencies around the country have struggled to find more than a handful of cases. Back in august, florida officials announced they were charging 20 people with alleged voter fraud. it was the first big set of cases investigated by the state's new election crimes unit, which was created at the urging of republican gov. ron desantis. the statewide prosecutor recently secured one conviction through a plea deal.
Gop Voter Fraud Crackdowns Falter As Charges Are Dropped In Florida And Incidents of voter fraud are incredibly rare in the u.s., and past and present investigations by law enforcement agencies around the country have struggled to find more than a handful of cases. Back in august, florida officials announced they were charging 20 people with alleged voter fraud. it was the first big set of cases investigated by the state's new election crimes unit, which was created at the urging of republican gov. ron desantis. the statewide prosecutor recently secured one conviction through a plea deal. Desantis and other republican leaders in recent years have made a high profile issue of trying to stop what they say is voter fraud. florida voters in 2018 approved a constitutional amendment. An associated press investigation of the 2020 presidential election found fewer than 475 potential cases of voter fraud out of 25.5 million ballots cast in the six states where trump and his.
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