https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/donald-trump-felony-voter-fraud-florida.html Trump Appears to Have Committed Felony Voter Fraud By Mark Joseph Stern June 03, 2020 Donald Trump has made unfounded accusations of widespread voter fraud a centerpiece of his presidency, as well as his reelection campaign. He claimed millions of people voted illegally in 2016, created an inept committee to investigate voter fraud, and now opposes mail-in voting, claiming it’s inherently fraudulent. Now it appears that the president himself committed voter fraud. On Wednesday, the Washington Post reported that when Trump registered to vote in Florida, he claimed the White House as his legal residence. On the same day he filled out his voter registration, however, Trump formally declared himself a “bona fide resident” of Palm Beach, the location of his Mar-a-Lago club. The president therefore tried to register to vote under an out-of-state address that is not, in fact, his legal residence. Under Florida law, providing false information on a voter registration form is a third-degree felony, punishable by five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. As the Washington Post notes, the state has previously targeted individuals for registering under the wrong address. In 2018, Deltona City Manager Jane Shang faced charges for listing City Hall as her residence to avoid disclosure of her home address. She ultimately avoided prison through a deferred prosecution agreement that included a hefty fine and community service. In 1993, a restaurateur was charged with voter fraud and jailed for registering under the wrong address.
George Floyd's killer also committed voter fraud on behalf of Trump and Republicans. Derek Chauvin accused of illegally voting in Florida — where he was allegedly registered as a Republican Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin has been accused of committing felony voter fraud in Florida. Dan Helm, a candidate for Supervisor of Elections in Pinellas County, sent a letter to the State Attorney of Orange County outlining the allegations. “I write to inform you that, Derek Chauvin, the police officer who killed George Floyd in Minnesota, voted in Orange County Floriday in 2016 and 2018 as a registered Republican,” Helm wrote to Aramis Ayala. He said he discovered the information in the voter file. “While living in Minnesota, working there, paying taxes there, Derek Chauvin cannot claim residency in Orange County. His home, residency and where he intends to live is in Minnesota, not Florida,” he charged. “This is a violation of our election laws, specifically Fla. Stat. 104.011 (2).” The penalties include up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. “I encourage you to hold people accountable for their actions, especially breaking the laws of our state,” Helm urged.