Florida Republican Arrested For Voting Illegally In 2020

Florida Politics reports:

A Hawthorne man has been arrested by the Department of Justice for illegally voting. Daniel John Pernini surrendered himself to the Alachua County Jail, according to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Department. He faces charges of fraudulent voting by an unqualified elector and perjury. Circuit Judge James Colaw issued the warrant and set bond at $50,000. Pernini remains in custody and awaits a first appearance.

Voter records show that 50-year-old Pernini was registered as a Republican. He initially registered in 1991 but was convicted of a sexual crime in 2010. He registered again in September of 2020 and voted, according to Barton’s investigation. A number of voters were also independently arrested in The Villages in 2021 for voting illegally in the election. All admitted to crimes and agreed to pre-trial intervention programs.

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Online records show that Pernini was convicted on child porn charges. The 2018 Florida law that restores the voting rights of felons who have completed their obligations does not include those convicted of sex offenses or murder.