More DeSoto (MS) Voter Fraud – In Person Impersonation
“District 4 Election Commissioner Carl Payne reported an incident in which “a father cast an absentee ballot, the son voted in person and then the son changes clothes and returned to vote as his father. We learned of this from a written statement from the poll manager.”
Commercial Appeal
Recap of Charlie Crist’s 180 Degree Turn
The AP recaps the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing featuring the chameleon Charlie Crist’s abandonment of his previous support for voter integrity measures.
Voting irregularities in DeSoto County, Tenn turned over to authorities, FBI
Link to Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Iowa SOS: “Lack of confidence in integrity of elections is reason why many people do not vote”
Schultz, a Republican elected in 2010, ignored that advice and made
his own argument against voter suppression. He told the committee that
Americans don’t vote because they think the election system is
compromised. “It seems clear that a lack of confidence in the
integrity of our elections is one of the reasons people do not vote.
Some believe their votes do not matter and that belief is a true cause
of voter suppression across this country,” he said.
…Schultz said the real suppression occurs when people can’t be sure their
vote isn’t being canceled out by an illegal voter. “The truth is that
when election officials take steps to secure the integrity and safety of
the ballot box, confidence in the outcome rises, and voter
participation increases,” he said.
“Obama pushing for federalized elections; voters may be coerced”
…..the Obama administration mounts a drive to federalize voter registration, a step toward making voting mandatory.
“There is no Voter Fraud, Unless You Count….”
…we have a new example of just how far prominent people will go to commit
voter fraud. Wendy Rosen, who until last September was the Democratic
nominee in Maryland’s Eastern Shore congressional district, was just
indicted for voting in both Florida and Maryland since at least 2006.
Each of the two counts she was indicted on carry a possible sentence of
up to five years in jail and a fine of $2,500. Full story at National Review Online.
Meanwhile, the left calls to “End the War on Voter Fraud“ – legalization is always an option, allowing for a permanent margin of error fraud.
Verdict in Voter Fraud Trial of Rensselaer County Democratic Elections Commissioner: Not Guilty on 61 of 62 Counts
Four other Democrats charged in the scheme pleaded guilty: former City Clerk William McInerney, former Councilman John Brown, former council aide Anthony Renna and former Democratic operative Anthony DeFiglio. Former trial mate Michael LoPorto was retried and acquitted. By reaching a verdict – something the jury in McDonough’s first trial was unable to do when one juror reportedly refused to convict – on Friday, the jurors were able to “start the holiday weekend early” as requested. Merry Christmas to all.
From New York, a verdict at last: “A Rensselaer County Court jury found Democratic Elections Commissioner Edward McDonough not guilty Friday on 61 counts in his second ballot-fraud trial that started six weeks ago… He originally was charged with 74 felony counts for allegedly participating in a scheme by some Troy Democrats to steal the 2009 Working Families Party primary for City Council by casting forged absentee ballots.”
Richland County, SC Lawmakers Call for Resignation of Elections Director McBride
Earlier The State reported that in the wake of the Election Day “fiasco” that left voters in South Carolina’s second-most populous county waiting in lines for “up to seven hours,” the Chairwoman of Richland County’s elections board, Liz Crum, also called for the beleaguered McBride to step down. “After extreme soul-searching … I no longer have confidence in Ms. McBride’s ability to lead the office.” Crum then resigned herself after the board decided to take no disciplinary action against McBride at that time. The State also published information on county elections officials’ salaries, noting that McBride, “who on Nov. 6 oversaw the state’s most bungled elections,” was hired in July 2011 with no experience overseeing an election at a salary of $67,518 and has since received multiple raises. Her current pay of $89,124 is significantly more than her counterparts in Charleston and Greenville Counties and just $1,157 less than the head of the State Election Commission.
Citing a “multitude of failures” and “justifiably shattered” public confidence in the County Elections and Voter Registration Office, 11 of 16 members of the Richland County Legislative Delegation signed a resolution calling on Elections Director Lillian McBride to step down by December 21. The delegation has no authority to compel such action, but the resolution adds to the pressure on McBride and the county elections board. WLTX has details.
New Jersey Fraudster Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Five years after committing the crime, John Fernandez is sentenced to five years in state prison for submitting fraudulent absentee ballots in the November 2007 general election, in a case that “snagged multiple county workers with ties to the Essex County Democratic party.”