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Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz became a registered Florida voter behind bars in Broward County outraging the male parent of i of his victims.

"He's a mass murderer, he's already confessed and he shouldn't have the right to vote," Andrew Pollack, 52, told Play tricks News Saturday.

Andrew Pollack with his daughter Meadow, who was killed in the Parkland school shooting.

Andrew Pollack with his daughter Meadow, who was killed in the Parkland school shooting. (Andrew Pollack)

Cruz, 20, has been charged with walking into Marjory Stoneman Douglas Loftier School in Feb with an AR-xv and opening burn -- killing 17 people including Pollack's daughter. Meadow Pollack would accept turned eighteen in Oct and could accept voted for the start time, her father said.

"To allow him to register to vote when my daughter tin't, it's like sticking a big knife in my heart," Pollack said.

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Pollack said he constitute out that Cruz was a registered voter every bit he monitors the ongoing vote count in Broward which has drawn controversy.

Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott, was property a razor-thin lead over Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson in the race for U.S. Senator as votes were yet being tallied in Broward and Palm Beach Friday. Florida'southward Secretary of Country ordered a motorcar recount in the Senate and governor's race.

"I didn't believe it myself until I went online," Pollack said.

The Florida Secretarial assistant of State'due south website shows that Cruz was registered to vote in July with the Broward jail as his dwelling house address. Cruz' voter data was blocked from public view later Saturday.

Equally a registered voter in jail, Cruz would have been eligible to vote by absentee election. Information technology's unclear if he applied to vote absentee or if he voted.

He likewise listed his party affiliation as Republican.

Under Florida police force, men and women being held in pre-trial detention and those serving time for misdemeanors accept been allowed to vote.

Florida permanently bars convicted felons from voting but on Election Day voters approved an amendment giving the potential right to vote back to over one million felons. The amendment passed with 64 per centum of the vote. It takes event Jan. 8, 2019.

Cruz, who has admitted the killings, is awaiting trial for 17 murders. He has offered to plead guilty if prosecutors don't pursue the death penalty. Prosecutors take refused.

Pollack tweeted about Cruz Sat morning, lashing out at Broward Sheriff Scott Israel and Broward Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes. Emails to representatives of both from Fox News seeking annotate were non immediately returned.

"This ballot would accept been my beautiful Meadow's 1st ballot, just she wasn't able to vote because 18-1958 murdered her during the Parkland shooting," Pollack said in one tweet, referring to Cruz by his inmate number. "If she can't vote because of that monster, why should he be allowed to register to vote? Shame on Sheriff Israel & SOE Snipes!"

In another tweet he defendant State of israel of letting people into the jail to go Cruz and "other animals" registered to vote.

"The Despicable Democrats have no shame," the tweet said.

In response one tweeter said, "Every bit distasteful every bit this is, is it the fault of 'despicable Democrats?' People in jail pending trial are allowed to vote. You can't pick and choose who you allow to register."

Pollack's respond said in part, "My daughter was murdered and buried. She can't vote."