In Lake County, Indiana, a double voter gets off with a “reprimand” for voting twice on the Saturday during early voting and then again on Election Day. She claims to have forget she had already voted because she was distracted and “so many things were on my mind.” The failure to refer to law enforcement for prosecution should not stop the chief prosecutor from moving forward with charges. The Lake County Election Board should not be the final decision-maker on whether charges are filed.
People of the area have heard the phrase said about elections in Lake County. Vote early and vote often. But the system doesn’t allow that. It kicked out a numbered ballot that was cast in-person during early voting during the May 2013 special election in Munster.Denise M. Witczak voted twice. She voted once on the Saturday before Election Day and once again on Election Day. The Lake County Election Board gave an official reprimand to the Munster woman for voting twice. They did not find any evidence she acted fraudulently. If they had they would have had to send this case to the Lake County Prosecutor to bring charges against the woman for attempted voter fraud.Witczak told the she had forgotten that she had gone in and voted on the Saturday before Election Day.