Author Archives: J Christian Adams

“Hidalgo County DA Launches Investigation Into Voter Fraud”


 


KRGV reports from South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley: “The Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office will launch an investigation into allegations of voter fraud in recent elections.  Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation recently arrested three Hidalgo County women accused of paying for votes in the 2012 General Election. Federal officials said the women affected the outcome of some elections.”


 


In addition to politiqueras’ mail ballot fraud, DA Rene Guerra says he anticipates criminal investigations into vote-buying and illegal assistance at the polls, where in past elections people have assisted as many as 700 voters – enough to change the outcome of the elections.


 


“Guerra said the Texas Legislature will have to act to put an end to the politiquera problem.” 


 


Republican State Representative Cindy Burkett aimed to do just that in 2013 with HB 148, a bill to curb mail ballot harvesting that passed despite strident opposition from Democrats including the head of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, who sought to smear Burkett as racially motivated because “the majority of people who live in South Texas are Hispanic.”


 


South Texas Hispanic DA Guerra says he won’t let politics get in the way of pursuing fraudulent voting activity that is “destroying the fabric of a good democratic process.”  So far, legislative Democrats – especially those with a vested interest in lawsuits against safe voting reforms – haven’t appeared willing to follow Guerra’s example.


 

Hints of Reason From Academia on True the Vote/JW Ohio Settlement

Don’t expect the same rational discourse from the young voter fraud deniers who work for barely-watched networks. Doug Chapin:


“In hindsight, it may be easier to see the policy priorities of True the Vote in the settlement (full link here) but the important take-away is that as we learn more about the management of voter rolls, activists on both sides who really care about the process as opposed to the outcome are going to start landing on similar solutions to the challenges facing the field.


This doesn’t mean that True the Vote and their progressive counterparts/rivals won’t lock horns again in the future in Ohio and elsewhere – but if everyone concerned is honest (and nonpartisan) about what can be done to clean up and expand our voter rolls, it may get harder and harder to use the content of the discussion (as opposed to the rhetoric) to identify who’s making what proposals to improve voter registration.”

Civil Rights Division Under Congressional Spotlight

The new omnibus spending bill funds scrutiny for the bureaucrats in the Civil Rights Division: “. The Act authorizes one million dollars from the $86.4 million appropriated for the IG to be used for a commission that will conduct an independent review of the management and policies of the Civil Rights Division. This has been long needed, particularly in light of the intransigence of the Obama political appointees inside Justice. Of course, the other thing needed with the Civil Rights Division is a cutback in its budget, which has grown considerably, and gives Eric Holder the resources to file numerous suits challenging common sense voter ID, immigration, and other state laws he does not like.”

More:

“These DOJ personnel who worked on Section 5 matters are now on a permanent, extended coffee break – yet not a single one of them has been laid off. This is an enormous waste of taxpayer funds that should have been eliminated by Congress.”

True the Vote Statement on Voter Roll Clean Up Settlement With Ohio

Can be found here.  A snip:

“True the Vote and Judicial Watch initially gave notice to Ohio election officials in February of 2012, stating that three counties (Auglaize, Morrow, and Wood) each held over 100 percent voter registration compared against voting age population. The groups inquired into existing efforts to resolve the problem – given that another 31 counties were close to surpassing 100 percent rates as well. Secretary Husted responded, stating that efforts to maintain rolls were hampered due to conflicting legal mandates and zero enforcement from the Holder Justice Department. In August of 2012, both TTV and JW were left with no viable options but a federal lawsuit.”

“This settlement demonstrates the positive impact citizens can have when they demand better accuracy in voting records,” True theVote President Catherine Engelbrecht said. “Every person fundamentally understands the problems that come with bloated voter rolls and inefficient maintenance processes. This settlement – under Secretary Jon Husted’s leadership – will bring Ohio much closer to being on the cutting edge of smart voting policy that holds records and officials accountable.”

Breaking: True the Vote and Judicial Watch Reach Settlement With Ohio on Voter Roll Clean Up

PJ Media has the details on the settlement.


“True the Vote and Judicial Watch have reached a “historic” settlement with Ohio to ensure clean voter rolls in that state.  The settlement is historic because it marks the first case brought by a private party under Section 8 of Motor Voter against a state to require the clean up of corrupted state voter rolls.   Last fall, the American Civil Rights Union reached settlements with two Mississippi counties under the same voter roll clean up law.


As PJ Media has reported for years, private parties have been forced to bring these cases because Eric Holder’s Justice Department has lawlessly shut down enforcement of Section 8 of Motor Voter, allowing millions of dead and ineligible voters to clog the rolls.”