Posted on 04/03/2008 9:27:16 AM PDT by EagleSword
CROWN POINT, IN | Indiana's Democratic chairman said his party is ready to challenge the votes of any lifelong Republicans who attempt to vote as Democrats in the May 6 primary.
Indiana Democratic Party Chairman Dan Parker said he is concerned Republicans may try to cast crossover votes to skew results in the close presidential primary between U.S. Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
"I'm only talking about crossover with mischievous intent," Parker said of his party's plans to challenge suspicious voters. "If there is a coordinated effort by Republicans to affect the outcome of our primary, that would be something the party would try through the challenge process to keep those voters out."
Lake County GOP Chairman John Curley said he finds that appalling.
"I haven't run into too many Republicans interested in a Democratic race, but you can't stop someone from voting a 'D' or an 'R,'" Curley said. "This is America."
Lake County Elections Supervisor Michelle Fajman said challenges to voters can be made by party officials armed with voting records for the past 10 years.
The challenge process would work like this:
Voters must declare their party affiliation in spring primary elections.
Local party officials watching the polling locations then could check the names of voters against a list of all registered voters that shows past party declarations.
Fajman said any voter whose party affiliation is challenged can either decline to vote for the party in question or sign an affidavit, swearing under oath that they voted in the last election for a majority of the regular nominees of the party.
She said a grand jury could investigate anyone who signed a false affidavit, but challenges are rare. Fajman said she hasn't received any indication of state or local Democrats mounting a serious voter challenge at present.
Republican response Lake County GOP Chairman John Curley said he finds that appalling. "I haven't run into too many Republicans interested in a Democratic race, but you can't stop someone from voting a 'D' or an 'R,'" Curley said. "This is America."
The hypocrisy of the dhimmocrats suffocates me...
They chose our candidate for us. Turnabout is fair play.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Snicker. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BECOME A DEMOCRAT IF YOU HAVE BEEN A REPUBLICAN!
Brought to you by the “every vote must be counted” party. Unless those votes are in 2008 in Florida or Michigan OR Indiani if you’d previously voted Republican . . .
Look how pissed the democrats get when you play their game!
Rush provided a perfect disguise for voters -
go in unshaved, stinking like a hippy, wearing birkenstocks, and perhaps add some of those little frame glasses -
they’ll never question you.
Legal for me (Dem’s) but not for thee (Rep’s) .... ‘bama team putting change your vote tags on Rep’s homes ....
“YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BECOME A DEMOCRAT IF YOU HAVE BEEN A REPUBLICAN!”
I guess all of former Senator Jeffords’ voting should be rescinded.
simple, refuse to sign any papers, then file criminal complaint, specifically a hate crime,intimidation, for refusing to allow you to vote, then file suit in Federal Court for intentional infliction of emotional distress as well as civil rights violations. ought to be fun
eyeamok
How the heck do these Asshat liberals plan to enforce this?
You have Undeclared who can take either Party ballot in Primaries that registers you in that party. If your have D or R after your name you get that ballot only. You vote and when you check out you can unregister or stay registered.
This is just too funny!
I thought the dimocRATS were all for counting every vote in every election!!!!! I guess that is only when they can manipulate the outcome.
Does this mean that they will only allow you to vote in the Dem primary if you ask to change parties AND swear you voted for mostly dems in the last election?
How can that be legal?
Even if I weren’t inclined to try it this sort of stuff would tempt me. “We’ll tell you who you can or can’t vote for” might be a fond fantasy among the more jackbooted Dems but I don’t think it’s going to fly. Gosh darn that old Constitution anyhows...
[Brought to you by the “every vote must be counted” party. Unless those votes are in 2008 in Florida or Michigan OR Indiani if you’d previously voted Republican . . .]
Or in the Military!
Gosh... I did a search a few weeks back of articles on cross-overs from the Dhimmi side and found almost a dozen articles indicating that a LOT of Democrats crossed over to “skew the results”. What a bunch of hypocrites!
Man, I envy you if you are challenged! I would double-dog dare the dims from doing anything to me!
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