Democrats in Florida are demanding a special election for a state Senate seat after a Republican was accused of tampering with last year’s game that could throw the race to the GOP.
Democrats are calling for statesman Ileana Garcia (R) to resign and for officials to call a special election after former Republican Sen. Frank Artiles was arrested on Thursday for allegedly planting a shadow candidate in the Democratic Party. To defeat José Javier Rodriguez. Senate District 37.
‘Her victory is clearly tainted and will forever cast a cloud on her service in the Senate, not to mention the entire Senate in Florida. “In the interest of fairness and the sanctity of our Democratic election process, we call on Sen Garcia to resign immediately and to hold a special election as soon as possible,” said Florida Democratic Party Chairman Manny. Diaz, told a news conference Friday.
‘This election in Senate District 37 was manipulated and it was decided by 32 votes. It is therefore clear that the manipulation had an impact on the outcome of the election, “added State Senate Minority Leader Gary Farmer. “The best way to make sure this does not happen again is to redo the election in SD 37 and ensure that we have a fair election and pass laws that protect the integrity of our election.”
The statements come a day after Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle withdrew the charges against Artiles, who resigned from the Florida Senate in 2017, after using a racial stir in a conversation with black colleagues has.
Artiles Alex Rodriguez reportedly paid $ 44,000 to run in the election, which also included the sitting senator and Garcia. Investigators allege that Artiles put Alex Rodriguez in the race in the hope that voters would be confused by his identical surname with José Javier Rodriguez and that he would drag votes away from the Democratic candidate.
The controversy comes as both parties continue to grapple with the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, which former President Trump
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