Posted on 06/04/2009 6:07:26 PM PDT by markomalley
Over 2,800 people who were already dead may have "voted" in last November's election in Minnesota -- an indication either of voter fraud, or of record-keeping so flawed that it leaves the state vulnerable to fraudulent ballots being cast according to a government watchdog group.
Minnesota Majority, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with several Republican supporters, is calling for a federal investigation into Minnesota's election practices.
"The secretary of state's office is now in what I interpret to be panic mode," Minnesota Majority founder Jeff Davis tells Newsmax.
According to Davis, the issue of deceased persons on the voter rolls dates back to October, when he sent a letter to the secretary of state's office alerting officials to the problem. State officials referred him to county election officials, but many of the county officials in turn referred him back to the state.
"This is the great finger-pointing exercise, 'It's their responsibility,' and "No, it's their responsibility,'" Davis says.
After the election, Minnesota Majority obtained the state's entire list of voters who cast ballots in the election. It gave the list to an outside firm that routinely conducts "death suppression" for direct mail firms.
This involved matching the voter lists – names and addresses -- with recent deaths. The process flagged over 2,800 individuals at specific addresses who, according to public records, appeared to have died prior to voting – naturally a concern to anyone worried about voter fraud.
To check the data, Minnesota Majority dispatched researchers to check on 12 of the names. They spoke to neighbors and relatives. Some neighbors refused to comment, but in five of the 12 cases, people confirmed that the individual in question had in fact passed away prior to the election.
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Franken supporters I’m sure.
“Over 2,800 people who were already dead may have “voted” in last November’s election in Minnesota....”
Ya..so this is news?!!Only if their vote reflects the overall vote....
If you have prior evidence that this many certifiably dead people rose from the grave to vote in Minnesota, a lot of people would be interested in seeing it.
“MICHIGAN: 50,051 dead people remained on the voters rolls on Election Day.....”
mash here....
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=1021
Wow, I’m glad Captain Obvious is on the case.
And the rest of the states too.
Well, I’m guessing since the dead pay taxes, they figure they have a right to vote.
And we are surprised,how?
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