Ron Desantis voter fraud crackdown

Here’s why Ron DeSantis’ new crackdown on voter fraud has caused confusion in the state of Florida …

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00:00That's how three people reacted after being arrested as a part of Ron DeSantis' crackdown

00:13on voter fraud.

00:14So why are the arrests causing confusion?

00:16Fruit can explain in less than 60 seconds.

00:18A total of 20 people were arrested as a part of the state's new Office of Election Crimes

00:23and Securities Investigations, and they now face up to five years in prison.

00:27It all comes back to a 2018 Florida constitutional amendment, which gave many felons the right

00:32to vote, but excluded those convicted of murders or felony sex offenses.

00:36That change, however, led to a lot of confusion.

00:39For instance, the woman in the video was able to register to vote and even received a voter

00:43ID card.

00:44And one man claims that he was encouraged by a DMV worker to register to vote even after

00:49disclosing he was a convicted felon.

00:51Prosecutors will have to prove in court that these voters willfully committed the crime.