Florida s inquiry clears Bloomberg over felons voting case
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida authorities on Wednesday closed a criminal investigation into fund-raising efforts by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to pay off the outstanding fines of thousands of the state’s felons seeking to reclaim their voting rights, finding no violations of election law. After a review of the data, no donations from Bloomberg were identified nor were any violations of Florida election laws found, said a two-page summary released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Bloomberg last year earmarked $100 million in Florida to help defeat then-President Donald Trump. In addition, investigators said, the billionaire Democrat and former presidential candidate raised more than $16 million to help pay off the legal debts of felons so they could vote in the election.
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2021/05/06 07:22 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida authorities on Wednesday closed a criminal investigation into fund-raising efforts by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to pay off the outstanding fines of thousands of the state s felons seeking to reclaim their voting rights, finding no violations of election law. “After a review of the data, no donations from Bloomberg were identified nor were any violations of Florida election laws found,” said a two-page summary released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Bloomberg last year earmarked $100 million in Florida to help defeat then-President Donald Trump. In addition, investigators said, the billionaire Democrat and former presidential candidate raised more than $16 million to help pay off the legal debts of felons so they could vote in the election.
Florida inquiry clears Mike Bloomberg over felons voting case
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Florida authorities on Wednesday closed a criminal investigation into fund-raising efforts by former New York City Mayor
Michael Bloomberg to pay off the outstanding fines of thousands of the state’s felons seeking to reclaim their voting rights, finding no violations of election law.
“After a review of the data, no donations from Bloomberg were identified nor were any violations of Florida election laws found,” said a two-page summary released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Bloomberg last year earmarked $100 million in Florida to help defeat then-President
DeSantis signs controversial election bill; Voter rights groups file lawsuits By Jim DeLa | May 6, 2021 at 10:05 AM EDT - Updated May 6 at 11:02 AM
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WWSB) - Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a elections overhaul bill Thursday that has already prompted a lawsuit by voter rights groups that say the new law will make it harder for citizens to vote.
DeSantis, who will be on the ballot next year to run for a second term, signed the bill (SB 90) on the Fox News show “Fox & Friends” after an event with supporters in West Palm Beach.
In the event closed to reporters, DeSantis called the bill the “strongest election integrity measures in the country” and said it “keeps us ahead of the curve” after Florida had a smooth 2020 election.