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ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
Tue Jun 9, 2020, 09:12 AM Jun 2020

Derek Chauvin Accused of Fraudulently Voting in Florida Despite Living in Minnesota

Goodness, and here we were all told it was brown "illegals" and "Democrats" committing felony fraud and doing it en masse....

Derek Chauvin, the 44-year-old Minnesota police officer charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter for his role in the May 25 death of George Floyd, voted illegally in Florida in 2016 and 2018, according to a Florida attorney.

Florida attorney, Dan Helm, who is a candidate for Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, has requested that Orange County State Attorney Aramis Ayala prosecute Chauvin for violating the state's election laws, a third-degree felony, according to The Star Tribune.

Chauvin has property in Florida and allegedly continued to vote in state elections while living in Minnesota.

"When I learned he voted here to influence our elections, while living in Minnesota, I was outraged," Helm said.


https://www.newsweek.com/derek-chauvin-accused-fraudulently-voting-florida-despite-living-minnesota-1509109
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TreadSoftly

(219 posts)
1. I love "accused of" but I prefer "charged with"
Tue Jun 9, 2020, 09:13 AM
Jun 2020

Isn't this one of those frauds that DT is always talking about?

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
3. The more serious thing would be whether he voted in both states
Tue Jun 9, 2020, 09:27 AM
Jun 2020

If he did that, I bet then some action will happen

 

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
4. It appears that he cast votes in FL in the 2016 and 2018 elections.
Tue Jun 9, 2020, 09:34 AM
Jun 2020

I doubt that he could have voted in both FL and MN in the same election, unless he voted in MN while casting an absentee ballot in FL - and I doubt he would have done that since that's blatantly voting twice.

I wonder if he cast an absentee ballot for the Florida elections.

Baitball Blogger

(46,703 posts)
6. He voted in State elections in Minnesota and in national elections in Florida?
Tue Jun 9, 2020, 10:31 AM
Jun 2020

How many like him? And why don't we have technology to track these people down?

phylny

(8,380 posts)
7. I have a neighbor who's a Trumper and lives part-time here
Tue Jun 9, 2020, 11:09 AM
Jun 2020

and part-time on Long Island. I wish I knew how to alert authorities that he and his wife might try this

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
8. Believe Minny
Tue Jun 9, 2020, 11:42 AM
Jun 2020

State Tax Commission operates on the 185 rule,meaning in what state did you live for 185 days.

This I think is settled case law from the 80's or 90's.

lettucebe

(2,336 posts)
9. Note: Brown woman got 8 years in prison for illegal voting
Tue Jun 9, 2020, 11:47 AM
Jun 2020
Prison for Voter fraud but only if you are dark

I hope they make a huge deal out of this since tRump is always crying about voter fraud.

BSdetect

(8,998 posts)
10. And he was the only one to do that? Republican cheats are probably organized to do this.
Tue Jun 9, 2020, 11:51 AM
Jun 2020

Key state results were tampered in several ways it seems?

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