DeSantis Asks GOP-Controlled State Senate To Expand His Sham Election Police Force

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DeSantis Asks GOP-Controlled State Senate To Expand His Sham Election Police Force
By Kaila Philo
February 15, 2023

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/desantis-asks-gop-controlled-state-senate-to-expand-his-sham-election-police-force

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Late last month, Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd filed a budget request to the Florida Senate proposing additional funding for the Office of Election Crimes and Security (OECS), a division launched within his department in the wake of 2020 to investigate supposed widespread voter fraud—and to signal to Trump supporters his commitment to the Big Lie as he flirted with presidential ambitions.

The DeSantis administration is looking to swell the office’s budget from $1.2 million to $3,145,527 in the next legislative session. In the budget request, Byrd also said the administration wants to expand the staff from 15 to 42 positions.

When reached, the governor’s office did not immediately provide comment. Byrd’s office did not immediately reply to requests for comment.

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On second thought, maybe the false arrest of some men entitled to vote is a purposeful feature of the Office of Election Crimes and Security. I thought it was an embarrassment for DeSantis but maybe he gets black men,who legitimately can vote, to not vote and his police force is like an updated KKK pattern, hunting people down and pleasing the white supremacists.