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UpdateFloridaMonday, November 2, 2026

Florida charged voters under law passed after they voted

Reporting by
ABC Action News (WFTS)
“Recent voter fraud cases cite law enacted after votes were cast”, Monday, November 2, 2026
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What happened

An I-Team review of charging documents found that eight of 12 defendants in Florida's latest voter fraud crackdown are being charged under a voting law that did not exist when they cast their ballots. Among them is Astrid Navarrete Quintana, a legal permanent resident and Fort Myers mother of a 2-year-old who turned herself in on an arrest warrant in August and remains in the Lee County jail.1

8 of 12
defendants charged under law that did not exist when they voted1

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Sources

  1. ABC Action News (WFTS), https://tampabay28.com/news/local-news/i-team-investigates/recent-voter-fraud-cases-cite-law-enacted-after-votes-were-cast · Monday, November 2, 2026

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