Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Friday that a Seminole County man was recently arrested for petition fraud in collecting signatures for a pro-marijuana legalization group, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Alexander Dean Francis, 33, of Winter Springs, was arrested in Flagler County on Thursday by FDLE, a news release from the agency said. FDLE says Francis was a registered paid petition circulator to gather signatures for a 2024 state constitutional amendment backed by Smart & Safe Florida.

Amendment 3, which sought to legalize recreational marijuana usage in Florida, received 56% of the vote but did not reach the required 60% to become law.

An investigation found Francis submitted hundreds of fraudulent petitions to Supervisor of Elections offic

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