TAMPA -- Members of a group that says it found "numerous irregularities" and "operational malpractices" in Florida's 2020 elections held a rally outside the Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections office to make their case that Florida needs tighter election laws and more supervision of elections supervisors.
Defend Florida says it identified 110,000 Florida voters who it says should not have been on the voter rolls, but who nonetheless voted in 2020.
Defend Florida members said volunteers from their group found irregularities that included people who showed up to voter in person being told that they already voted by mail, people voting in two different Florida counties, and a man who moved out of Hillsborough County in 2018 being recorded as casting a vote.
The group says it supports bills that are already under consideration in Tallahassee, but wants legislation that goes farther, including a requirement that would compel election supervisors to answer all citizen complaints about voting and, according to its website, a complete ban on mail-in voting.
Among the irregularities it pointed out at its news conference was its finding that thousands of voters were registered to vote to addresses such as the county courthouse or the election supervisor's office. The Hillsborough elections office responded that it is required under state law (link) to register voters who are "temporarily" outside the county to the precinct in which the election supervisor's office is located.
Defend Florida is holding an event on election security in Tampa Saturday. Scheduled speakers include former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and political consultant Roger Stone. Organizers insist they're not about who won the 2020 election. Former President Trump won Florida while current President Joe Biden won a majority in the Electoral College.
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