State voting records show 22 people convicted of felony sex offenses voted in 2020 general election in Duval County – But Was It Really a Crime for Them?
The Jacksonville, Florida, New4JAX I-TEAM found that most of these 22 people registered soon after Amendment 4 passed, an amendment that restored voting rights for some people with a past felony.
Blair Bowie, senior legal counsel at the Campaign Legal Center in Washington, D.C., said, “Confusion around whose voting rights have been restored and whose haven’t been is absolutely rampant.”
Because this question of eligibility has become so complicated for some, lawsuits have followed, prompting DeSantis to ask the Florida Legislators to “make a fix in the law” to aid in prosecutions of DeSantis’ voter fraud cases.
Neither county nor state officials will take responsibility for the mass confusion that has resulted. One state official put all the burden on the individuals who have a past felony. Many of these individuals are homeless, have either no or very little internet access, or do not follow the news media and have to rely on hearsay.
If the county and state officials with their access to the internet and accompanying data cannot figure it out, how are many of these people, who are being targeted for voter fraud, supposed to know whether or not they are eligible – particularly when most individuals involved were sent voter registration cards by their local Supervisor of Elections Office?
Bowie says she does not think they should face charges. “The crimes of illegal registration and illegal voting both require that you knew that you were ineligible.” When your Supervisor of Elections Office tells you that you are eligible to vote, most people would assume that they are allowed to do so.
Many Florida citizens are questioning the tactics being taken by the governor and our legislators as many of these people who voted “illegally” had no idea that they were not allowed to do so under Amendment 4. Even government officials at the time did not know these individuals were not allowed to vote.
Seems clear to me that no individual should ever have any responsibility to determine if they are legally allowed to vote or not, or when or where. Just as long as the individual is correctly telling the voting administrators who they are (i.e. not trying to hide who they are or cheat).
That seems obvious to me. Not to everyone?
If big government is going to say that they have fair elections then to me that means that they are ensuring that ONLY PEOPLE WHO SHOULD VOTE WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE and that they will ensure that they COUNT EACH VOTE ONLY ONCE. If government cannot ensure that then how can they possibly say that they are administering fair, cheat-proof elections? Seems simple to me.
Or is big government just not capable of doing that? Tracking who votes and only once? Wow. Shocking.
And people want to trust big government to run a Hit List of families who are supposed to be called names, hated, segregated, ostracized, and marginalized? Amerikan dumb is a rampant pandemic.
Let’s see if they publish the list that registered to vote but did not!
Just another list, right?
Restore their right to vote regardless. Holding that back from them is unconstitutional IMO. Ron is wrong! (This Ron, not the other infamous FLA Ron, but both are in the end in their AORs.)
Apparently Duval finally “scrubbed” the voter rolls in 2022. Up until that time, registered citizens were not barred from voting. I agree with WA, the burden of responsibility should be on the government to maintain voter eligibility. Another case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing.
According to Floriduh Statute 98.045, there are only four ways to be removed from the voter rolls. Three of those actions are controlled by the state. The fourth being a request in writing from the alleged voter.
http://leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0098/Sections/0098.045.html
As if there weren’t enough minefields for registered citizens to traverse already, beware of the drivers license trap. When you renew your Floriduh drivers license, the agent will ask you if you are registered to vote and offer to register you if you are not. This astounds me since our designation is printed on the license. Attempting to register to vote will now be a crime when Senate Bill 4B is signed by DeSatanist.
This bill went under the radar in special session 2023B, under the title of “Statewide Prosecutor:”
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023B/4B/BillText/er/PDF
Floriduh DMV website addresses voter registration in its FAQs:
https://www.flhsmv.gov/driver-licenses-id-cards/general-information/frequently-asked-questions/
You will notice there is no warning about voter eligibility other than US citizenship.
“Note: You cannot apply for voter registration unless you are a U.S. citizen. A lawful permanent resident, alien non-resident or other non-immigrant is not a U.S. citizen for purposes of voter registration.”
I would suggest all registered citizens in Floriduh check your voter eligibility status on the following websites:
Have my civil rights been restored?
https://fpcweb.fcor.state.fl.us/
Am I registered to vote in Floriduh?
https://registration.elections.myflorida.com/en/CheckVoterStatus/Index
Am I registered to vote in my county?
https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/supervisors/
Legislative Update:
SB 1668 Restoration of Voting Rights filed 3/3/23 by Davis
“Section 2. Section 104.47, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
104.47 Affirmative defense to voting fraud crimes.—In a criminal action pursuant to any statute that imposes criminal liability related to voting or registering to vote, including, but not limited to, s. 104.011, s. 104.041, s. 104.15, or s. 104.16, a person who registers to vote or casts a ballot which was authorized by the department, a supervisor, or a state agency that had access to information indicating the person’s potential ineligibility to vote, or the provision of a voter information card by the department, is an affirmative defense.
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.”
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1668
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1668/BillText/Filed/PDF