Florida Alleges Abortion Activists’ ‘Petitioning Fraud’

Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis’ election crimes unit is alleging abortion activists have forged and paid for signatures in an effort to overturn the state’s 6-week abortion restriction, detailing “initiative petitioning fraud.”

Florida’s Office of Election Crimes and Security (OECS), created by DeSantis two years ago amid concerns of election integrity issues after the 2020 presidential election, issued a 348-page report Friday alleging petitioners for a new amendment to unwind Florida’s 6-week abortion restriction were being paid by several abortion activist groups.

“All should agree that there is no room for fraud when it comes to changing the Florida Constitution,” the OECS letter summarizing the report concluded.

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