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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A Florida woman has been arrested following a voter petition fraud investigation, Attorney General James Uthmeier says.

What happened?

What we know:

On Friday, Uthmeier announced the arrest of Alexandria Mary Beatrice Tatem. The arrest follows a joint investigation led by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) Office of Executive Investigations and the Elections Crime Unit.

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According to the investigation, Tatem, a registered Paid Petition Circulator (PPC), submitted a petition in support of a constitutional amendment initiative titled Adult Personal Use of Marijuana (Amendment 25-01), sponsored by Smart & Safe Florida.

Uthmeier said the petition falsely claimed to have been signed by Amy Akins, a Florida vot

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