Posted on 09/24/2016 6:19:13 PM PDT by Kaslin
Local officials in Colorado acknowledged "very serious" voter fraud after learning of votes cast in multiple elections under the named of recently-deceased residents.
A local media outlet uncovered the fraud by comparing voting history databases in the state with federal government death records. "Somebody was able to cast a vote that was not theirs to cast," El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Chuck Broerman told CBS4 while discussing what he called a "very serious" pattern of people mailing in ballots on behalf of the dead.
It's not clear how many fraudulent ballots have been submitted in recent years. CBS4 reported that it "found multiple cases" of dead people voting around the state, revelations that have provoked state criminal investigations.
"We do believe there were several instances of potential vote fraud that occurred," said Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams. "It shows there is the potential for fraud."
Colorado is a perennial battleground state in presidential battleground states. President Obama beat Republican nominee Mitt Romney by 51-46 in 2012. Clinton leads Trump by 2.5 points in the RealClearPolitics polling average, although there is wide variance in the three most recent surveys. One shows Trump leading by four, another shows them tied, and the third shows Clinton up nine points.
Williams plans to pursue criminal charges in the incidents uncovered by CBS4, such as the case of an El Paso County woman who died in 2009 but had ballots cast in her name in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. It's difficult to prove that any particular person committed the fraud, however. "If our laws are not strong enough to prosecute this case, I don't know what can be prosecuted," Broerman told the Denver Post.
Voter fraud is a perpetual concern among Republican politicians, often scoffed at by Democrats. Some studies show that it is not a widespread problem, but certain high-profile incidences have kept the concern alive on the right.
It's not clear how many fraudulent ballots have been submitted in recent years. CBS4 reported that it "found multiple cases" of dead people voting around the state, revelations that have provoked state criminal investigations. The Milwaukee (Wis.) Police Department reported in 2008 that there was an "illegal organized attempt to influence the outcome of [the 2004] election in the state of Wisconsin." There were more votes counted than the number of voters who officially cast ballots, according to the report — about 5,000 more, in a presidential battleground decided by 12,000 votes.
El Paso County officials found 78 deceased people on their voter rolls after the CBS4 report was published, according to the Post, but they have previously removed 448 people from the registered voter list since 2012.
Williams suggested that the system would be more effective if state lawmakers give the secretary of State's office more discretion in deciding that the name of someone who died matches the name of someone listed as an active voter.
"Our office is working to ensure all such incidents are prosecuted and that laws and rules are adjusted to make vote fraud as difficult as possible," he told the Post. "[D]oes it make sense to broaden criteria to allow us to make a decision even if the name may be different?"
It’s not just the dead in Colorado who are committing voter fraud. I have a libtard neighbor who has a second residence there who will be casting a vote both in Colorado and at his primary residence here in New Mexico. With the current administration, nothing can be done to stop it.
Purple finger dye, too.
“If he loses because they cheat, it’s time for war.”
The media will convince people there wasn’t any cheating. Who’s gonna get the war started?
We should make them start it.
When I go in to vote the first thing I show is my voter registration card. Next, I show my military dependent ID card which has my picture on it. It would be useless for me to show my drivers license as it has no picture on it. Here in TN you don’t need a picture on your drivers license starting at age 60
and they all voted for Dems (I know, because if they were voting for the GOP we would see Dem’s going wild)
BINGO!
Dead people have been voting Democrat for YEARS. I wouldn’t be surprised if my Dad who died in 1998 isn’t voting Democrat..I always wonder if someone is using his name to vote
I think you can go to to the County Clerk’s office where he lived and check.
We went to the election commission office, showed our voter registration cards and filled out the ballots and dropped it in the box.
That was all before TN had early voting.
I agree 100 percent with that, as that would prevent those fraudsters to go from one voting ward to the next and keep on voting.
To me, the big question is:
How many dead people have voted for Republicans?
Everyone with a deceased relative (within the last four years) should call the appropriate elections commission and verify that the name is no longer on the voter rolls.
There is really no excuse not to catch and prosecute voter fraud by mail. How hard is it to check each received mail-in ballot against the records of deaths ? Then go to the address it came from and arrest everyone that lives there. Check the handwriting against the fake signature on the ballot, and prosecute. Demand the media cover the trial, announce conviction with mug shot and jail time sentenced. Make the public realize there are penalties for interfering with elections.
In solitary confinement
How about requiring ID?
Eliminate absentee ballots except in the most dire circumstances and maybe make them pick them up in person...with an ID.
Find in theory, but define ‘dire circumstances’.
Military overseas
Civilians overseas
People working out of state.
Full-Time RV’ers
etc.
???
Democrats have PERFECTED VOTE FRAUD!!!
Send your request with a copy of your ID.
I don’t subscribe to the idea that unless you cover every single contingency, a plan is useless.
I think we can figure something out...if we are serious.
Good advice!!
Dead people vote in every election held in the United States. They vote Democrat 100%.
I like the Washington Examiner, but PLEASE some editing or proofreading. For one thing, learn the difference between incidents and incidences.
And this sentence: Colorado is a perennial battleground state in presidential battleground states.
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