DeSantis’ election police questioned people who signed abortion petitions

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DeSantis’ election police questioned people who signed abortion petitions
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“This is very clearly a fishing expedition,” Mulfort said. “It is more important than ever for Floridians to reject these authoritarian tactics and vote yes on Amendment 4 in November.”

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Call me uneducated, but what does fishing expedition mean here?

It means they're looking for incriminating information without any evidence it exists. They're "casting a wide net," to use another fishing term, in hopes of finding something illegal, even if there's no basis for them asking the questions in the first place.

Basically, if a single signature is found to be an error, DeSantis will claim it's all fraud and sue and blah blah blah vs. a normal person saying just remove the one signature.

Asking questions is how you become educated. Respect.