Florida Dem Faces Felony Investigation For Allegedly Campaigning At Polls: Report
Tom Pappert | 9 hours agoDemocratic Rep. Kathy Castor is now reportedly under police investigation following her campaign stop at an early voting location last week with members of the media in tow.
Last week, Castor was recorded on video appearing to violate the 150-foot “exclusion zone” that forbids political candidates from campaigning or electioneering at polling, according to official incident reports reviewed by her opponent’s political campaign.
News reports published after the incident reveal that Castor visited a Tampa-area library being used for early voting with multiple members of the media, and recorded brief video interviews with members of the media outside, potentially violating the 150-foot exclusion zone.
Then, according to the Judge campaign, Castor clandestinely shepherded media inside the early voting location using one of the building’s exit-only doors and attempted to continue her campaign-style press event before being unceremoniously kicked out by an election official.
The Judge campaign has now posted video to social media that shows Castor outside the early voting location.
Now, Castor is reportedly being investigated by the Tampa Police Department for her campaign-style stop at the early voting location.
“I believe if these allegations are accurate, this ought to be a relatively open-and-shut case,” said Judge in a statement. “It’s not every day that a criminal hosts a news conference about a crime they just reportedly committed.” . .
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