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Integrity Under Fire (Voter Frauds)
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY ^ | Wednesday, October 6, 2004 | Editor

Posted on 10/06/2004 7:54:17 AM PDT by Isara

Voter Fraud: With registration drives pushing the envelope and Democrats pushing the "disen-franchisement" myth, it's not easy these days to hold an honest election.

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• In Ohio, authorities in Lake and Summit counties are looking into more than 1,000 suspect registration forms and absentee-ballot requests, including one attempt to register a dead man. The NAACP's National Voter Fund and the George Soros-backed group Americans Coming Together are probe targets.

Lake County Prosecutor Charles Coulson said: "We've seen voter fraud before, but never on this level."

• In Michigan, officials suspect that two organizations, Public Interest Research Group in Michigan and Project Vote, have been registering nonexistent people or forging applications for already registered voters. Christopher Thomas, the state elections director, said the scale of current voter-registration drives — and the irregularities — were like nothing he had seen before.

• Project Vote is also in trouble in Racine, Wis., where the acting city clerk is seeking a criminal probe after people named on Project Vote applications told her office they hadn't signed the forms.

There's more where this comes from. (Interested readers can get daily updates on voter fraud coverage from blogger Bill Hobbs at billhobbs.com.) Electoral fraud has always been with us, and it hasn't been the province of one party. But, as Coulson and Thomas both noted, it seems to have gone into overdrive this year.

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Public opinion is solidly behind such ideas. A recent Rasmussen poll showed that 82% of Americans, including 75% of Democrats, believe "people should be required to show a driver's license or some other form of photo ID before they are allowed to vote."

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Kerry later accused Republicans "in various parts of the country" of trying to suppress votes and bully people.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrats; votefraud; voterfraud
Does anyone know how they are going to handle these voter frauds?
1 posted on 10/06/2004 7:54:18 AM PDT by Isara
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To: Isara
Work the polls and stand up to their shenanigan's. Also have a cell phone in case you need to contact the police or your Party HQ.
2 posted on 10/06/2004 8:14:26 AM PDT by tempe (Lugar gives Benedict Arnold a bad name!)
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To: backhoe

good morning, backhoe.


3 posted on 10/06/2004 8:20:15 AM PDT by cyn (prayers always for Terri Schindler Schiavo, her family, and her friends)
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To: Isara

http://www.billhobbs.com/

thanks for posting this.


4 posted on 10/06/2004 8:25:11 AM PDT by cyn (prayers always for Terri Schindler Schiavo, her family, and her friends)
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To: Isara

"Does anyone know how they are going to handle these voter frauds?"

I wish I knew! It seems that each incident is being handled however the county, city, or district sees fit. I'm inclined to see if my own registration hasn't been compromised by an "overzealous" Democrat recruiter.

FYI, it is easier to register to vote than it is to prove eligibility to play on a Little League tournament team. For Little League a player must provide at least four separate documents proving their age and residence. Talk about disenfranchisement!


5 posted on 10/06/2004 9:07:12 AM PDT by freelancer
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To: cyn
Howdy-- here's what I have:

Click the picture & goto "last" for the latest on Vote Fraud:

  -- we all need to be clear about the danger this issue poses-- this is the October Surprise from the Left, and they are not even being subtle about it- why should they, with the compliant media, news & entertainment divisions, on their side.

Besides the obvious goal of throwing the election to Kerry, if that fails, the results will be so contested, so dubious, that President Bush will be vulnerable to all sorts of attacks and stigma- even impeachment. 

6 posted on 10/06/2004 9:39:19 AM PDT by backhoe (Just a Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the Trackball into the Dawn of Information...)
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To: Isara

Is there anyway for citizens to get information from voter roles so they can check their integrity? With the advent of information technology there should be a way to check for each name and address:

1)multiple people with the same name nationwide to see if there's any monkey business with multiple addresses, etc,
2)births nationwide to determine if the person is old enough,
3)obituaries nationwide,
4)validity of addresses (multiple people (>3 or 4 might be suspect) at the same address, condemned unit, etc.)

The problem with RATs is they think multiple registration is OK as long as their candidate gets elected. It's that "end justifies the means" mentality.


7 posted on 10/06/2004 9:49:01 AM PDT by Rockitz (After all these years, it's still rocket science.)
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To: Rockitz

You are talking about national database. Is there any downfall?


8 posted on 10/06/2004 10:12:54 AM PDT by Isara (We Will Win With W)
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To: Isara
You are talking about national database.

Yes.

Is there any downfall?

Undoubtedly with all of the identity theft concerns out there now.

9 posted on 10/06/2004 12:31:24 PM PDT by Rockitz (After all these years, it's still rocket science.)
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To: freelancer; Isara; All
The campaign has plans in place that are tailored to each precinct. Here in WI, for example, there are 25 target areas. There are plans in place for the polls and something extra involving the university towns. The specifics are not being made public, not even w/in the campaign, for security reasons: if they know exactly what our strategy is, they have time to figure out ways around it.

We will have poll watchers. We already have active scrutiny of registrations, as reported in the media. In the non-targeted, mostly rural, areas, we will have at least one lawyer available in each county. In counties where the available pool of attorneys is thin, incompetent, wimpy, uninformed as to election law, or unreliable as to party affiliation, attorneys from w/in the state, but from other counties, will be assigned to be on call for questions and any actions that need to be taken (I am assuming that action in the form of investigations or court cases will be after the election). There will be more attorneys in the problematic precincts.

If you live in a clean area or a safe Bush state, consider volunteering in a problematic precinct or a neighboring Dem or swing state if you can. Contact the state campaign in that state ASAP and find out the contact in the precinct in which you can volunteer (usually the county campaign chair) to find out what you can do to help. The help will be needed Friday-Monday before the election. If you can vote absentee or if your state has early voting, use that so you can volunteer on election day.

Each region within each state will have trainings for the Final 72-Hrs. In my area, they will be on Oct 20th. Contact your campaign HQ for trainings in your area. These are important and you will not be able to volunteer to work the polls or any of the GOTV efforts without the trainings, AFAIK. Phoning is already underway, as is door walking. Contact your County Chair for these efforts.

Letters to the Editor and calls to local, liberal talk shows are appreciated. Stay positive. Reiterate the campaign's talking points, with examples. Do not spend time dissing another caller or writer. Tell the truth. If you have points to make about Kerry, be sure they are factual and be prepared to totally substantiate them. Again: contact your County Chair, as most will have Communications groups already working on these efforts.

Nationwide, AFAIK, we have registered approximately 10M new voters. About 3-4M registered at Reggie the Registration Rig (again: AFAIK...I am not sure if all the numbers are in & I am taking these numbers from various anecdotal sources). The rest of the registrations were accomplished via church groups and national issue groups on our side. We have a lot of new voters who just turned 18. Many parents made sure these kids were registered ASAP. I have read that we out-registered the Dems in PA and FL, but not by much...under 10k or so, from what I can tell.

WI has no party registration & has same day registration w/proof of residency for at least 10 days prior to the election. Each state varies in registration and voting rules. I believe I have heard that in the City of Milwaukee there are emergency rules in place requiring ID, but I am not sure if this is just for registration or if it is also for voting.

If you have university contacts or other liberal contacts, listen up and see if you can find out if any organized vote fraud attempts are in the works.If you learn anything DO NOT POST IT IN PUBLIC. Instead, contact the campaign in your state and ask who this should be reported to. Rumors are not facts and we will act on facts in such a way as to not make us look like paranoid fools nor to give the cheaters any heads up that they are being watched.Be prepared to substantiate any allegations of fraud. It is a crime to accuse someone falsely. Paranoia will just waste resources.

The DOJ, FBI and Election Task Forces are coordinating w/state AGs and registrars to catch as much vote fraud as possible. Do not keep on with this public handwringing. Do something positive and volunteer so you are working w/in the campaign. This is in the interests of everyone, especially of the campaign, the party and the ticket.

If all else fails and if you are sure of your information, go to the FBI in your city or region. Vote fraud/election fraud are Federal felonies. I have been told that at least 700 cases are being processed as of right now. Some date back to 2002 or to 2003 local elections. Double voting was prosecuted in the Eau Clair, WI area (university student). KY is right now trying a vote-buying case. There has been another case I have read about in IN that is in trial or has just completed trial...can't recall exactly. Where you have read about double voting in FL and NY (for example) this information was made available from the Feds, AFAIK. Those people are already known and in trouble if they actually voted twice. Some were just registered, then moved and their old registration was not purged. This is all being publicized now to deter those thinking of doing this in November.
10 posted on 10/06/2004 2:53:55 PM PDT by reformedliberal (When the elites speak their power to our truth, they have given us cause for revolution)
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To: reformedliberal

Wow! Thanks for the info. It's encouraging and inspiring. I'm taking action.


11 posted on 10/06/2004 3:58:13 PM PDT by freelancer
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To: reformedliberal
Thank you very much. I feel a little bit better.

By the way, what does AFAIK stand for?

12 posted on 10/07/2004 6:58:45 AM PDT by Isara (We Will Win With W)
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To: reformedliberal

Wow...thanks. This is the first I've heard of organized plans to deal with the problem. I'm in Alabama which is safe for W...unfortunately I can't take the time from work to help in another state. Wish I could.


13 posted on 10/08/2004 8:18:17 AM PDT by 6ppc (Pajamas are for wimps! Freep naked!)
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To: Isara


Please Pass Emergency Anti-Vote Fraud Measure Immediately!

Vote fraud threatens the very core of our republic, and it directly threatens our sovereignty

Please send the following message to your Congressmen and Senators:

Please pass, on an expedited basis, emergency legislation to require voters to show ID at all polling places on Election Day.

Vote fraud threatens the very core of our republic, and it directly threatens our sovereignty. There is a significant amount of evidence emerging that evinces a wide-spread plot to engage in massive voter fraud. Thus, Congress must take immediate action to counter this potential menace.

Congress has the express power to dictate the time, place, and manner in which federal elections are held. The congressional power to make or alter time, place, or manner of federal elections extends to the regulation of voter registration. Federal regulation of the electoral processes, including the regulation of federal voter registration, is also consistent with the Tenth Amendment and permissible; although states do have broad discretion to enact and implement registration procedures, states may not transgress the Constitution. It follows that state voter registration and Election Day statutes that are inconsistent with federal voter registration and Election Day mandates are preempted.

As per the Federal Court in Byrd v. Brice, the government may require a voter to furnish proof of identity at the polling place on Election Day. Such a measure would go a long way in protecting citizens’ federal voting rights from fraudulent practices.

Please set to work immediately on enacting emergency legislation to require a valid ID at the polling places on Election Day.

http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/alert/?alertid=6486121&content_dir=ua_congressorg&mailid=custom


14 posted on 10/09/2004 8:18:42 PM PDT by ThermoNuclearWarrior ( ~ WE MUST STOP VOTING FRAUD THIS ELECTION!!! ~)
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To: reformedliberal
You can sign up online, but I am unable to find a general-purpose URL. For specific states, the URL is as follows:

https://www.georgewbush.com/72Hour/Default.aspx?state=[your_two_digit_state]

For example, for Wisconsin, the URL would be

https://www.georgewbush.com/72Hour/Default.aspx?state=WI

As a demonstration, CLICK HERE for Wisconsin. As I said, I can't find a general link... this is buried in their website. Maybe this information should be posted as a separate article, or passed around in the threads, I dunno...

15 posted on 10/10/2004 12:32:39 AM PDT by fire_eye (Socialism is the opiate of academia.)
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