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Q&A – Who are South Florida’s State Attorneys Who Aren’t Prosecuting Voter Fraud?
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Today’s Entry: Hi Brian, I applaud your effort to bring light to the issue of voter fraud cases left unprosecuted throughout South Florida, however I feel you could be more effective in seeking results. Rather than just telling us that there are a lot of cases that haven’t been prosecuted, tell us what we can do to help i.e. calling them. Are any up for election this year so we can vote them out? Thanks.
Bottom Line: Fair enough. You’re right – beyond repeatedly shining light on this issue and naming the names I’ve not specifically targeted them for action. Up to now, that’s largely because I’ve wanted to provide them with the opportunity to address these issues with me to gain an understanding as to why they’ve opted not to pursue prosecutions. However, after repeated requests for information and interviews, going back to early December – its clear there’s not an interest in engaging on this issue by any of them. So yes, if we have state attorneys in South Florida who won’t prosecute voter fraud cases presented to them, it's appropriate to apply pressure to their offices and seek to replace them given the opportunity.
As evidenced in the PILF’s report, there are currently 156 pending voter fraud cases in Florida which have been referred to prosecutors but haven’t been pursued by them. That includes 12 unprosecuted voter fraud cases in Palm Beach County, 42 in Miami-Dade and 78 in Broward. Here’s a breakout of the various types of monitored fraud that’s been referred to state attorneys but not prosecuted:
- Voting multiple times in a single election
- Forging voter signatures
- Felon voting without restoration of rights
- Non-citizens voting
- Votes cast in the names of the deceased
- Ballot Harvesting for pay
- Petition fraud
Now my focus has been South Florida because its where the majority of these cases are but other counties where there are officially referred but unprosecuted voter fraud cases are Alachua, Duval, Hillsborough, Orange, Pinellas, Polk and St. Lucie Counties. That’s 10 out of Florida’s 67 counties where referred voter fraud cases aren’t being pursued by state attorneys. But back to South Florida’s prosecutors who’ve chosen not to prosecute voter fraud cases as we’re ground zero for these issues. Here’s info on each of South Florida’s state attorneys.
- Broward’s state attorney is Harold Pryor. Phone number 954-831-6955. You can send a digital message at browardsao.com/contact . Democrat elected in 2020 to a four-year term.
- Miami-Dade's state attorney is Katherine Fernandez-Rundle. Phone number 305-547-0100. You can email director NiloCuervo@MiamiSAO.com. Democrat elected in 2020 to a four-year term.
- Palm Beach County’s state attorney is Dave Aronberg. Phone number 561-355-7100. You may email StateAttorney@sa15.org. Democrat elected in 2020 to a four-year term.
You’ll notice a couple of commonalities. They’re all Democrats and they’re all in office through at least 2024. Given that they’re all in office through not just this year’s midterm election cycle, but also 2024’s Presidential election cycle, there’s added importance with these prosecutors holding those who engage in voter fraud accountable. As the Public Interest Legal Foundation highlighted in their report, unprosecuted voter fraud begets more voter fraud. And if you're among the 156 people who allegedly engaged in voter fraud in the previous cycle in Florida and got away with it... My recommendation if you’re to contact these officials/their offices, is to be respectful while being direct in seeking answers for why these officials haven’t pursued officially referred voter fraud cases. I’d also point them to the Public Interest Legal Foundation’s report. If they attempt to be dismissive of the PILF report, don’t let them. It’s a matter of public record. The PILF simply deduced all of the statewide info into one report. We are deserving of answers as to why these cases aren’t being prosecuted. Frankly, this is the job news media should be doing, however despite this report dropping in early December, and despite my regular reporting on it since – it's likely you’ve still not heard a single person other than me reference this. That speaks volumes as well.