I Believe I Just Witnessed Attempted Voter Registration Fraud

me | December 16, 2003 | prairiebreeze

[Las Vegas Dave]

What this seasoned citizen thinks of Dennis!

Photo taken at Glenn Beck's Rally for America-Cleveland

[Mygirlsmom]

Yes, I worked for that (Clinton) campaign. I was 17--what can I say?

You've come a long way, baby!

[TheBattman]

Bump for later.

[Wheee The People]

THe Democrats were out at every grocery in the area for the 2000 election.

Somehow that simple phrase will go over the head of most people reading this thread. *IF* conservatives are to win, and get the legislature, school boards, and judges that agree with our ideology, WE MUST BECOME MORE ACTIVE!

More voter registration booths, more letters to the editors, more walking precincts, more FReeping. Just more.

[Stone Mountain]

Must have missed something - where is the fraud?

[prairiebreeze]

Fraud probably not accurate in hindsight. Maybe unethical misrepresentation.

Prairie

[m1-lightning]

Voter registration opportunities are available by all methods mandated by the NVRA

The NVRA state the methods are at the home of diabled people, by mail, or at a state or local government offices such as public libraries, public schools, offices of city and county clerks (including marriage license bureaus), fishing and hunting license bureaus, government revenue offices, unemployment compensation offices.

Under NVRA nearly anyone can be a registrar.

But according to the State Board of Elections only the following may be a appointed as a registrar:

• Municipal Clerks
• Township/ Road District Clerks
• Precinct Committeemen

The following may be appointed only upon written request:

• Bona fide state civic organization members.
• Bona fide state labor organization members.
• Chief Librarian or designee.
• High School/Elementary School principal or designee.
• University/College president or designee.
• Public Aid Director or designees.
• Secretary of State’s Driver’s License Facility Employees.
• Employment Security Director or designated employees.
• Corporation President or designated employees

Anyone who is a registrar may register people to vote just about anywhere they want to.

Only if that state had the NRVA laws prior to 1993. Those states that did not have them were required by the 7th circuit court of appeals(ACORN vs. Edgar) to follow the procedures of the NRVA Act of 1993 Title 42 Chapter 20.

They are encouraged to be bi-partisan. The NRVA states that they cannot seek to influence an applicant's political preference or party registration or display any such political preference or party allegiance. The Illinois State Board of Elections says that no partisan activity shall be carried out by Deputy Registrars including advocacy on behalf of any political party, candidate, or issue. Violations of any of the above Sections shall result in the termination of voter registration privileges within Secretary of State Facilities and a denial of future privileges to register voters within Secretary of State Facilities for the person or group responsible for the violation.

I KNOW it to be true in my state and have every reason to believe it to be true in most if not all states. I believe that every state board of elections, where NRVA has not been officially legislated, has in effect used their "rule making authority" to legislate it by bureaucratic mandate.

California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia were sued to comply with the procedures of the NRVA Act of 1993 all other state were allowed to keep their present procedures.

[Tauzero]

"A fine example of the voting populace....."

Actually, that's the way it's supposed to be.

It's the politically active who are aberrant.

[prairiebreeze]

Appreciate the post and info.

Prairie

[Vigilanteman]

Or take the now-infamous Becky Red Earth Villeda Maka Duta (BREVMD, for short). BREVMD collected more than $13,000 in bounties before being terminated for the voting irregularities that had piled up on her watch. Again, the Democrats compounded the odds of fraud by choosing this bounty hunter, who had previously been accused of submitting an election petition that contained a forgery. According to the attorney general, at least 15 forged absentee-ballot requests can be traced to BREVMD and she could be linked to as many as 1,750 questionable absentee-ballot applications. She herself claims that the charges are part of a conspiracy, organized by Dan Quayle's nephew, to suppress Indian voting. The same conspiracy story (absent the Dan Quayle twist) has since become the Democrats' mantra.

Great excerpt from your link, published 29 October 2002. Johnson was re-elected by only 524 votes out of at least 1,750 questionable registrations. Nothing to see here, just move on, eh?

[anonymous_user]

Nothing to see here, just move on, eh?

Exactly. Personally, I think the whole "bounty" for voters plan was a total screw-job, but Thune didn't challenge the election's outcome. Some people believe was the first step in him running against Daschle in 2004. (He didn't want to be seen as a "Sore Loserman.")

[longtermmemmory]

To actually register voters requires a class in most states. To request an absentee ballot requires nothing.

To request an application FOR registering to vote should also require nothing.


To add names to you mailing list? just volunteers.

[MontanaBeth]

I worked for the WIC program in California some years ago and when determining eligibility and at each subsequent eligibility, twice yearly, I was required to ask each participant if they would like to register to vote, if they answered yes, which very few did, I had to assist them in filling out the voter form. I was not allowed to ask for identification, since all that was required was a Med-i-cal card, had some "immigrants" that didn't even have social security cards but they qualified anyway. I had one participant say yes she wanted to register and when she came to party affiliation, she says, "Oh the Peace and Freedom Party sounds nice", I told her it was the Communist party, she was shocked and chose Democrat. I was written up for giving political information by my boss. I also had to take these voter registration forms to court house and drop them off.

[longtermmemmory]

Picture ID should be mandatory and registering. At the very least a birth certificate or us passport.

[cabbieguy]

I think this woman would have had better luck registering voters for Kucinach had she been doing her canvasing at all the state mental hospitals.

[cinFLA]

Yes, I worked for that campaign. I was 17--what can I say?

That you have repented for your sins?

[MontanaBeth]

You're right I shouldn't have, but I was so amazed at her stupidity.