A company hired by the Republican Party of Florida to sign up new voters is now under criminal investigation. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is looking into allegations of voter registration fraud.
The Florida Division of Elections was concerned about a series of suspicious registration forms submitted by Strategic Allied Consulting. Problems included incomplete forms and voters who listed businesses as their home address. At least one newly registered voter is deceased.
Gretl Plessinger with FDLE says Supervisors of Elections in a number of Florida counties received the forms.
“As is common, we reviewed the complaint for criminal predicate,” said Plessinger, “and it was determined that an investigation was warranted. So the investigation has begun.”
Both the state Republican Party and the Republican National Committee cut ties with Strategic Allied Consulting as soon as the fraud allegations surfaced. A statement on the company website says Strategic and its affiliates have registered more than 500,000 voters in at least 40 states over the last 8 years using 4,000 trained contractors, and that it registers voters for all parties.