Fake voter sign-ups increasing (Yup, they're at it again!)

Review Journal (Las Vegas) ^ | July 10, 2004 | Erin Neff and Brian Haynes

[VRWCer]

Fake voter sign-ups increasing

By ERIN NEFF and BRIAN HAYNES REVIEW-JOURNAL

Nevada's position as a battleground state in the presidential election has sparked a surge in fake voter registrations, Clark County's top election official said.

"We've never seen anything close to this," said Larry Lomax, registrar of voters.

So far, the office has flagged several hundred suspicious registration forms, but Lomax believes many more escaped detection among the 5,000 forms coming through his office every week.

"There are stupid criminals out there, and there are smart ones," Lomax said. "We can spot the stupid ones because they submit them in a stack."

Because of the state's swing-state status, political groups are paying people to register as many voters as possible, a common practice.

However, some groups are illegally paying for each registration form submitted instead of paying workers by the hour. The practice is against both state and federal law. The state attorney general's office is looking at whether charges should be filed.

"It incentivizes fraud," Lomax said.

Lomax said people have brought completed registration forms to his office and told him they were paid by the form. One person mistakenly included his pay stub in a stack of forms, which showed him being paid by the form, not the hour.

The influx of out-of-state money into Nevada has fueled speculation among those registering voters about who is to blame. Both the state Democratic and Republican parties said Thursday they only pay people by the hour or use volunteers to register voters.

Several "527" groups, so-named because of the tax code that helped in their creation to avoid scrutiny of campaign finance laws, have set up shop in Nevada.

The most vocal, America Coming Together, said Thursday it pays its staffers by the hour.

"It's useless to do that kind of fraud," said Terrence Tolbert, state director for the organization. "You can't turn out fake registered people to vote."

In addition to the 527s, a number of nonprofit groups, including Rock the Vote and the New Voters Project, are registering voters in Nevada.

Lomax said he has had as many as 100 different groups ask his office for voter registration forms. The forms are numbered and recorded to monitor each group's efforts.

Lomax said he had one stack of forms "that were obviously fraudulent," but other fake registrants might have been added into stacks of legitimate ones, something Lomax said is impossible to track.

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[Dan from Michigan]

"You can't turn out fake registered people to vote."

Bull. It ain't that hard.

[randog]

I might add here that Clark County is overwhelmingly democrat. I know, you're shocked that this would be happening in the only blue county in the state.

[JustaCowgirl]

"It's useless to do that kind of fraud," said Terrence Tolbert, state director for the organization. "You can't turn out fake registered people to vote."

Oh yes you can.

[Mike Bates]

Apparently, he's never heard of Chicago.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Anybody caught cheating on November 2 should be eviscerated on the spot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm available.

I'm mad as hell!!

[Americanwolf]

5 bucks for a bum to say he is somebody is not that hard to swing

[Diogenesis]

Her Most Royal Highness:"Time to contol the vote counters.
Fetch me our stolen FBI files.
Ooops, I mean our (stolen) FBI 'badges of honor'""

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[schaketo]

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Check out the upper left hand corner of the page.

Help them with their petition drive in your state if applicable. At the very least sign their petition. Really want to have some fun, circulate a petition around among friends and family.

Let’s support democracy. Get Ralph on the ballot in as many states as possible.

[I got the rope]

You're just the type of person that draws me to FReeRepublic...devious...like me ;^)

[Recovering_Democrat]

Look for a report on voter fraud by Democrats on The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, coming this Monday night.
(in an alternate universe)

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Please feel free to distribute this link far and wide.
Especially to military and vet groups.
Hanoi Kerry must be exposed for the traitor he is.

http://tonkin.spymac.net/hanoikerry1.html

[F.J. Mitchell]

They turn out genuine dead people to vote, turning out fake registered people to vote should be a piece of cake, for a party with so much experience at deciet.

[RockinRight]

No surprises there.

[megatherium]

You don't need to let minor inconveniences such as being dead prevent you from exercising your civic responsibility.

[rface]

"It's useless to do that kind of fraud," said Terrence Tolbert, state director for the organization. "You can't turn out fake registered people to vote."

not if absentee ballots are used.......big fraud in these types of votes are about to happen. We have to prosecute these criminals. The State Atty. Generals have to be pushed to do this. Screw those little bastards who cry "Voter Disinfachisment"

[Mike Bates]

You don't need to let minor inconveniences such as being dead prevent you from exercising your civic responsibility.

Absolutely not.

[FlyVet]

The state attorney general's office is looking at whether charges should be filed.

Unbelievable. They're *thinking* about it????

I used to think vote fraud was a felony, but I must be mistaken. It must be a very petty crime. This November, Freepers from all over the country will post articles about vote fraud, suspected fraud, blah, blah, blah. Not one time have I ever heard of anyone being nailed to the wall for it.

[traumer]

"presidential election has sparked a surge in fake voter registrations.."

[RippleFire]

bump