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    State Drops Contentious Voter Fraud Charges Against Tallahassee Woman

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    The State Attorney has decided not to pursue charges against Marsha Ervin for voter fraud. While there was probable cause for her arrest, subsequent information has compromised the case. Her probation officer provided forms showing Ervin was not explicitly told she could not vote until after the dates in question. Additionally, the Supervisor of Elections believes Ervin's registration was an innocent mistake, as a group sends misleading forms. Without evidence Ervin was told she was ineligible or intended to commit fraud, the prosecution cannot prove the case.

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    The State Attorney has decided not to pursue charges against Marsha Ervin for voter fraud. While there was probable cause for her arrest, subsequent information has compromised the case. Her probation officer provided forms showing Ervin was not explicitly told she could not vote until after the dates in question. Additionally, the Supervisor of Elections believes Ervin's registration was an innocent mistake, as a group sends misleading forms. Without evidence Ervin was told she was ineligible or intended to commit fraud, the prosecution cannot prove the case.

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    The state attorney announced it could not prove that Marsha Ervin intended to defraud Florida.

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    The State Attorney has decided not to pursue charges against Marsha Ervin for voter fraud. While there was probable cause for her arrest, subsequent information has compromised the case. Her probation officer provided forms showing Ervin was not explicitly told she could not vote until after the dates in question. Additionally, the Supervisor of Elections believes Ervin's registration was an innocent mistake, as a group sends misleading forms. Without evidence Ervin was told she was ineligible or intended to commit fraud, the prosecution cannot prove the case.

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    IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

    SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN


    AND FOR LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA.

    CASE NO. 23CF02702


    SPN 241031
    STATE OF FLORIDA

    vs.

    Marsha E. Ervin,
    Defendant(s).
    ________________________________/

    NO INFORMATION
    COMES NOW the State of Florida, by and through the undersigned State Attorney, and
    enters this NO INFORMATION in the above-styled cause due to:
    While there was sufficient probable cause for arrest, subsequent information has
    compromised the State’s ability to proceed further. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement did
    an exhaustive investigation into this case. However, since the arrest was made, the undersigned has
    spoken to two key witnesses. The first is the defendant’s probation officer. She provided the State
    two forms that review the conditions of probation with the Defendant. One was signed on October
    26, 2022, and explicitly explains that that the offender could not legally vote while on
    probation. The other was signed on November 28, 2018, and does not show this language. The
    voting incidents were between these two dates and there is no indication that she has voted since
    being provided this information. More problematically, the undersigned has spoken to Leon County
    Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley. Mr. Earley indicated that upon his review of the submitted
    registration forms, he believes that this was an innocent mistake. Apparently, there is a group that
    sends persons like Ms Ervin forms indicating how that can re-register to vote. These forms
    appearance is such that many would believe them to be coming from the Supervisor of Elections
    Office. The Defendant’s application seems to be one of these forms. Hence, the evidence is there is
    no witness who can testify to the defendant being told that she was ineligible to vote and some
    evidence to corroborate her assertions that she believed she could lawfully vote. This office cannot
    proceed with a fraud prosecution with such a lack of evidence to establish intent.

    Dated on October 17, 2023.

    JACK CAMPBELL
    STATE ATTORNEY

    /s/Jack Campbell
    State Attorney

    cc: Mutaqee Akbar, m.akbar@akbarthomas.com, Attorney for Defendant


    Inv Cope , c/o Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Property & Evidence Section, #EI-
    32-0140
    3723F13557

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