Candidate takes “write-in” too far: A 65-year-old Philadelphia woman has been charged with election fraud after writing her name on a voting booth as someone was trying to cast a ballot… Investigators examined the booth and found the name “Dianah Gregory” scrawled in marker next to the button to select a “write in” candidate. Gregory, who was still at the polling place, admitted she wrote her name on the voting machines so voters would know how to spell her name.
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From the Nut Jar: Philly “write-in” candidate charged with election fraud
Gregory, who has worked as a Democratic election worker for the 28th Ward in past elections, is accused of following a voter into the booth and trying to write her own name in on the ballot for the position of judge of elections. The voter got upset and left while Gregory wrote in her name, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Gregory, who has worked as a Democratic election worker for the 28th Ward in past elections, is accused of following a voter into the booth and trying to write her own name in on the ballot for the position of judge of elections. The voter got upset and left while Gregory wrote in her name, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Gregory, who has worked as a Democratic Election Board worker for the 28th Ward in past elections, was campaigning for the position of… Judge of Elections.