Democrats slam Ron DeSantis for 'witch hunt' over fraudulent Amendment 4 petitions [View all]

Democrats are accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis of going on a witch hunt to find fraudulent Amendment 4 petitions that helped place a measure to protect abortion rights on the November ballot.

At a virtual press conference, elected officials and party leaders slammed DeSantis for what they said was a weaponization of state resources to fight Amendment 4.

Election police have knocked on doors questioning people who signed the petitions to put the issue on the ballot, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

A state government health agency also recently launched a “transparency page” campaigning against Amendment 4.

Rep. Anna Eskamani, a Democrat from Orlando, called the searches a “witch hunt” and “political theater by Gov. Ron DeSantis and his cronies who are just so desperate to maintain Florida’s near total abortion ban that they were fishing for any type of information.”



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