Posted on 11/01/2018 4:07:01 PM PDT by SMGFan
A Republican lawmaker from Middlesex County is using the federal probe into an alleged cash-for-votes scheme in Hoboken to propose stiffer penalties for voter fraud.
In a statement, state Sen. Sam Thompson said the claims in the indictments, which allege developer Frank Raia directed associates to promise voters $50 in exchange for their votes in 2013's Hoboken elections, are an "affront to our democracy" that must be stopped.
Raia was an at-large council candidate that year and also supported a ballot initiative on Hoboken rent-control laws.
(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...
Longtime Hoboken politician and developer Frank ‘Pupie’ Raia indicted in vote scheme
Rumors of alleged vote-buying have persisted in almost every Hoboken election, whether Raia has been a candidate or seen as more behind-the-scenes, endorsing others. Over the years, various government entities have announced investigations into voter schemes that have rarely borne fruit (see earlier Reporter stories about the city’s history of voter fraud allegations and >>election shenanigans<<).
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