Voter fraud charges fuel controversy over Collier County’s election modifications.

On Tuesday morning, Collier County commissions considered a proposal that could impact elections in the county and Florida.

District 2 Commissioner Chris Hall supports the measure, according to a recent article by Ryan Arbogast of NBC 2

The New York-based grassroots movement “United Sovreign Americans,” which wrote Hall’s ordinance, alleges voter fraud based on an audit of the 2022 Florida general election.

“It’s a movement to start here, go to every county in Florida, and tell our state legislators how essential fair, accurate, and accountable elections are. I will never forget how I felt on 2020 election night.” Hall claimed “it hurt more than 9/11.”

The auditing group is merely called “Florida Citizens,” citing public documents. They claim:

• The Florida State voter roll database has 564,926 ineligible or unclear registration infractions.
• Invalid or questionable registrations voted 117,171 votes.
• 88,635 blank ballots.
• 145,309 more votes than 2022 general election voters.
• No one knows who cast them.
• 205,744 apparent vote infractions exceed the legal system accuracy for a federal election. System faults were limited to 62 during the 2022 Florida general election.
• Legal certification, an evidence of correctness and conformity, appears to have been fraudulent and illegal.”
• The resolution also supports 11 measures, some of which are Florida law. Example: voter ID, ballot chain of custody, and randomized audits.

In public comment to NBC2 News this morning, Collier County Supervisor of Elections Melissa R. Blazier called the numbers inaccurate.

“Overall, I didn’t trust the numbers.” According to Blazier, this group claimed to have evidence but provided none.

Besides the Supervisor of Elections, most public comment throughout the nearly 3-hour debate questioned the data’s veracity.

“Commissioner Hall’s resolution is flawed, inflammatory, and unnecessary. Allegations of voting irregularities lack proof. “Katie Tardiff of Collier County said that saying something doesn’t make it true.

“The title misrepresents the resolution. Ironically, the title suggests that this resolution will solve our purportedly broken election process and make it valid, while the demands contained are already in Florida law or outright violate it” Local Women Voters President Diane Preston-Moore added.

“This resolution will undermine public trust in elections and harass hundreds of Collier County residents who work hard to ensure fair, accurate, and legal elections.” Cynthia Cromwell of Collier County stated this resolution should never have been presented to the panel without evidence of wrongdoing.

Kowal, McDaniel, LoCastro, and Saunders, the other four Collier County Commissioners, tabled discussions until a later meeting and encouraged resolution modifications, including locally sources.

“There are some things in here I would almost have to violate my oath of office for, because I raised my right hand to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Florida,” said Dan Kowal, District 4.

“I think this resolution is so flawed that we need to start over,” said District 3 Commissioner Burt Saunders.

The Florida general election begins in August. When resolution negotiations could resume is unknown.

This article originally appeared on NBC2