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Below is a press release from the Florida Division of Law Enforcement.
DADE CITY, Fla. – Inspectors with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested a paid petition circulator for petition fraud in Sumter, Hernando, Pasco and Pinellas counties. An arrest warrant was issued for a second petition circulator.
This investigation began after the suspects submitted 133 invalid constitutional amendment petitions in multiple counties. The arrests were the result of an investigation led by FDLE’s Election Crime Unit (ECU) working with the Florida Department of State Office of Election Crimes and Security (OECS) and with assistance from local elections supervisors.
FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass said, “In Florida, our elections will continue to be fair and honest. Our FDLE inspectors will investigate every allegation of voter fraud because our elections must remain free from those willing to commit fraud at the expense of all voters.”