Former Orlando Police Chief and former Congressional candidate Val Demings said Monday, Floridians have an obligation to remain vigilant and ensure that all who are eligible to vote, have the right to do so.
Demings, who spoke at a rally outside the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office said, there are no “do-overs” when an eligible citizen is denied the right to vote. She was particularly critical of Gov. Rick Scott’s attempt to purge eligible voters from Florida’s voting rolls in the lead up to the November 2012 Presidential Election.
“Gov. Rick Scott, in his desperate effort to change the outcome of elections, his last purge attempt was a spectacular and costly failure,” she said. “We know Gov. Scott’s purge list included hundreds and hundreds of citizens who should never have been on the list in the first place.” Over 82% on Scott’s purge list were people of color, she said.
Demings’ call for Floridians to remain engaged and not let the 2012 election debacle repeat itself, came moments before Secretary of State Ken Detzner, who is on a statewide ‘Project Integrity’ tour, was slated to hold a public meeting with area Supervisors of Elections, on the maintenance of good voters’ lists.
Asked whether she had confidence that Detzner’s ‘integrity tour’ would yield to eligible voters having an opportunity to exercise that right in upcoming elections, Demings, who stressed that voter fraud ought to be taken seriously, had this to say: “I am encouraged by the fact that the Secretary of State is taking the time to get out and tour and listen to the voters. That’s a good step in the right direction. What kind of tour this ends up being, remains to be seen.”
Demings praised Supervisors of Elections whom she said spoke up to ensure that every eligible voter had the right to exercise their vote. “I am an enforcer of the law and I have little or no tolerance for persons who violate the law.”
Demings, invited by Florida For All to headline today’s rally, didn’t tip her hand when asked whether she is considering jumping into the Orange County Mayor’s race. “I am considering all of my options and running for mayor is one of them,” she said. Demings also said that running again for a seat in the U.S. Congress, was “still a part of that.”
Liberal anti anti-american scum, if you hate the country so much, leave. I am now an islamic extremist and I do not support communism. If you do, move to Cuba. Libtards.
Not an islamic extremist. Fn spellcheck.
Be careful, this page screws up posts. I have posted twice and had to recheck this one as it repeats and messed with my spellcheck. I am not muslim. I am not a commie. I am not an extremist. I love America. If you are anti american, then move out. Libs suck.
lmao it happens to me all the time. I hate spellcheck.
Spellcheck has caused me more problems! I hate when Im writing one thing and it comes out another. I once told my mother ill be coming when i finish my duck and it came out dick. I was so embarassed.
Yeah, sorry I’m not violent, I just hate people who are all, blah blah blah… I hate this so nobody else can have it… blah blah blah, i want free shit so you have to pay for it… blah blah blah, I am muslim so you cant bechristian… wtf???
It’s all about class. Nobody has any so they think the world owes them a favor. I don’t want to work so everyone else can stay at home, you know?
it’s like whatever… like anyone who takes rick scott’s place will be any better, right?
anything is better than these uninformed obamaclones. they all wanted obamacare, and now they find out that it’s all a lie and they are getting screwed and yet they are still blaming the republicans… ah, duh!!!
I’m a democrat and I have never voted for a republican before, but come next election, I might. I retired and now my insurance is becoming obamacare against my wishes and my rates are going way up.
why dont we just fire them all and start over? I mean, Rick Scott is bad, Bill Nelson has never said no to a tax increase, gun control is getting out of hand, and even immigration reform is getting crammed down our throats. I say, from Obama down, fire them all!
I agree.
I would love to meet these trolls if this is the best arguments they have please continue to display your ignorance. Remember the neanderthals died out when they lost out to more advancedspecies. Oh my mistake you don’t believe in science.
Does that mean the rights of illegals who vote have to be protected as well?