Miami Herald link: “The potential of absentee ballot fraud effecting an election has brought together the citizens of this community, as signified by the 23 recommendations of the Miami-Dade Grand Jury, the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners (BCC) and our Supervisor of Elections. The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners passed resolution R-118-13 urging the Florida Legislature to enact the recommendations of the Grand Jury report in an effort to combat absentee ballot fraud. Reinstating the previous statutory requirement that a witness signature appear on each absentee ballot will provide a means of ensuring that every absentee ballot cast is an honest vote.”

Here is an snip from the documentary The Machine on same day voter registration.

 “Slain political strategist was questioning campaign fund misuse”

 PDF of letter is here.

New Times Times: A longtime aide to John C. Liu, the New York City comptroller and current Democratic candidate for
mayor, testified on Wednesday that she had offered to reimburse donors
for their contributions to Mr. Liu’s campaign, a tactic that prosecutors
have said was part of an illegal fund-raising strategy used by some Liu
aides.

…Judge Richard J. Sullivan of Federal District Court asked Ms. Lee, out
of the jury’s presence, if she understood that she had no immunity and
that her testimony could potentially “give you some exposure to criminal
prosecution.” Ms. Lee said she understood both points and was prepared
to go forward.

The Beaumont school district will not have a planned election in May,
as the Circuit Court in the nation’s capital agreed to hear a case on
whether the election violates the Voting Rights Act.

“There will be no election in May,” Judge Ellen Huelle said, a member
of the three-judge panel hearing the case. “You’re going to have an
election in November for sure,” she said later.

Chron.com

In an effort to reduce absentee voter fraud and increase voter confidence in the system, the North Carolina House passed legislation requiring the voter to provide election officials an identification number or other identification in order to confirm their identity: 

WRAL: Under the bill, absentee voters would have to provide a driver’s license number, the final four digits of a Social Security number This entry was posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2013 by J Christian Adams.