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Election Crimes and Security

Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida's Secretary of State Cord Byrd and the Florida Legislature have made elections integrity a top priority by making significant investments to ensure Florida has the technology, infrastructure and resources to conduct the nation’s most efficient and secure elections.  Under the Governor’s leadership, Florida has become a model for successful elections administration.  Secretary Byrd and his team at the Florida Department of State work hard each day to ensure to protect the significant investments that have been made and use these resources to continue to lead the way in election integrity.   

In 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 524, which among other election integrity measures, also created the Office of Election Crimes and Security (OECS) tasked with conducting preliminary investigations into any irregularities or fraud involving voter registration, voting, candidate or issue petition activities, or any other alleged violations of Florida’s Election Code. OECS reviews and investigates complaints and allegations of election fraud. After preliminary investigation, OECS refers all evidence of potential election crimes to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), the Office of Statewide Prosecution or the local state attorney for the judicial circuit in which the alleged violation occurred.    

The OECS continues to be vigilant in its efforts to proactively identify and thwart those who seek to violate Florida election laws.  If you believe you have information regarding any crime, fraud, or irregularity affecting Florida’s election system or any violation of Florida’s Election Code, please use the following to download Florida’s Election Fraud Complaint.

Florida’s Voter Fraud Hotline at: 1-877-868-3737.

DOS Resources

Office of Election Crimes and Security Report 2024

Office of Election Crimes and Security Report 2023

Office of Election Crimes and Security Report 2022

Office of Election Crimes and Security Supplemental Interim Report 12-20-2024

Office of Election Crimes Supplemental Report 04-16-2025

Press Releases

01/24/2025 - FDLE arrests non-citizen for voter fraud

04/29/2025 - Southern District of Florida | Ukrainian Citizens Charged in South Florida with Illegally Voting in 2024 United States Presidential Election | United States Department of Justice

02/03/2025 - Office of Public Affairs | Russian and Uzbek Nationals Charged with Conspiracy to File False Voter Registration Applications | United States Department of Justice

04/26/2025 - Middle District of Florida | Foreign National Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Submit Over 100 Fraudulent Voter Registrations | United States Department of Justice

04/24/2025 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Non-Citizen Allegedly Voting in Election Leads to Charges - Office of Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle

04/30/2025 - Attorney General James Uthmeier Charges Four-Time Felon with Voter Fraud | My Florida Legal

04/16/2025 - Attorney General James Uthmeier Charges Man Out on Probation for Multiple Felonies with Voter Fraud | My Florida Legal

09/12/2024 - FDLE announces arrest of Georgia man for petition fraud

07/25/2024 - FDLE arrests sex offender felon for illegally voting

06/28/2024 - FDLE arrests Port St. Lucie woman for abortion petition fraud

06/12/2024 - FDLE announces arrest for petition circulator fraud

06/04/2024 - FDLE announces arrest for petition fraud on abortion initiative

05/15/2024 - FDLE arrests sex offender felon for illegally voting

04/26/2024 - FDLE arrests non-citizen, felon for voter fraud

04/04/2024 - FDLE arrests Quincy woman for petition circulator fraud

03/28/2024 - Arrest warrant remains active for suspect accused of petition fraud on abortion initiative

03/25/2024 - Petition circulator arrested for fraud involving abortion initiative

03/22/2024 - FDLE arrests man for petition circulator fraud

02/06/2024 - FDLE arrests petition circulator for fraud involving abortion initiative

Press Release Archive

News and Media

09/13/2025 - FL Probes Alleged 'Forged' Signatures On Abortion Ballot Petition

09/04/2025 - DeSantis administration reviewing abortion amendment petitions for ‘fraudsters’

06/15/2025 - Cuban arrested in Miami accused of electoral fraud

06/13/2025 - FDLE on X: "A drug trafficking Haitian national with weapons charges thought he could vote in Florida elections. Bold move. Thanks to our partnerships with @HSI_Miami, @FLSecofState, @StateDeptDSS and @USCIS, he won’t be casting another ballot—or walking free—for a long time." / X

06/12/2025 - HSI Miami on X: "HSI would like to recognize our partners at Diplomatic Security Service, USCIS, FDLE, and Florida Department of State Office of Election Crimes and Security," / X

05/18/2025 - Florida AG Charges Registered Child Sexual Predator with Voter Fraud

05/02/2025 - Legislation aimed to combat ballot initiative fraud signed by DeSantis

05/02/2025 - DHS, DOGE Work Together To Track Down Election Fraudsters

04/30/2025 - Russian man hired others to submit fake voter registrations in Florida, feds say

03/28/2025 - Cease-and-desist issued to weed amendment sponsor, more violations referred for investigation

02/06/2025 - Marijuana amendment sponsor sends voters postage-paid petitions, doesn't include the full text

01/26/2025 - Florida Noncitizen Voted Illegally Six Times in US Elections - Newsweek

01/24/2025 - Marijuana ballot initiative filed in Florida as DeSantis pushes to strengthen integrity of petition process

01/17/2025 - State report highlights petition fraud as DeSantis seeks crackdown

01/17/2025 - Florida's Special Session to Also Investigate Petition Fraud

01/07/2025 - Pro-abortion amendment sponsor fined $164k in settlement over alleged petition fraud

11/05/2024 – ‘Easy to vote, difficult to cheat’: Florida officials keep watchful eye on election integrity | WFLA

10/12/2024 - Secretary of State alleges fraud by group behind abortion rights ballot measure

3/26/2024 - Florida arrests petition gatherer accused of submitting fraudulent signatures for abortion measure (floridapolitics.com)

1/22/2024 - Florida 'election police force' report looks to paint positive picture of crackdown on voter fraud (floridapolitics.com)

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