Man accused of voting twice in Bush-Gore election (Guess which party?)

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 8/16/06 | Abdon M. Pallasch

[LdSentinal]

If there's one thing Donovan Riley apparently learned during his time in Chicago, it was "Vote early and often."

Riley, 69, the former CEO of the University of Illinois Medical Center and a former law professor at Loyola University, is running for a state senate seat in Milwaukee.

On Nov. 7, 2000, the day of the big election between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush, Riley appeared at the polling place in Oconomowac, Wis., where he had registered to vote just the day before, voting records show. His ex-wife owned a home there.

"Then he drove down to Chicago where he was already registered and he voted again," said Michael Crooks, a Wisconsin attorney who filed a complaint against Riley with Wisconsin election officials. "This is about as blatant as it gets."

Waukesha County District Attorney Paul Bucher said it's usually difficult to prove such allegations. "But in this case, these documents seem to be pretty good," he said.

'I made a mistake'

Chicago Board of Elections officials are said to be compiling documents to forward to the Cook County state's attorney for possible prosecution.

"My best recollection is that I was splitting my time between Wisconsin and Illinois and it's possible I made a mistake," Riley said in a statement released last week.

Riley faces incumbent Jeff Pale in next month's Democratic primary election for a state senate seat in Milwaukee, 35 miles from Oconomowac.

Riley also was a partner at the Chicago law firm of Michael Best & Friedrich

[ricardobaltazar]

I did come up with one example but I know that won't satisfy you at all.

Also, I don't think that you know what a troll is.

[ricardobaltazar]

And what, oh what do you base your accusations on?

You do realize that not being a republican does not immediately make one a democrat, right?

Like I have stated, I am a Libertarian. Not that I expect that to stop your attempted witch hunt.

[MissouriConservative]

bump for later head shaking and violent laughter.

[Jameison]

"I did come up with one example "

Where's it at?

"but I know that won't satisfy you at all. "

You are right.
Fake or non existent "examples" are a great source of amusement to me.

"Also, I don't think that you know what a troll is"

Wanna bet, troll?
I recognized your fast enough, didn't I?

[Jameison]

"Like I have stated, I am a Libertarian"

"Libertarian" huh?
That what you DU/Kos/moveon crazies are calling yourselves these days?
Is this a new trick to get Lamont elected?
By pretending you are not stark raving moonbats?
Not working.

[HungarianGypsy]

Is this like the same as starting a load of laundry, then forgetting about it, so you bring out another load? He's traveling and thinking, "I need to vote." He votes. Goes to the next state and remembers, "Oh. I need to vote." But somehow he forgot. Maybe he should have the little I Voted sticker superglued to his forehead.

[GoLightly]

You missed my point RE: Diebold and the banking industry. It wasn't about hacking, cracking or any such thing. It has to do with short term gain versus long term gain. While an outsider may try to exploit a system, good accounting systems rely on several people looking over each others shoulders to keep each other honest. Imagine an insider at Diebold building a cheat into the banking systems used for thousands of customers. Every time interest is added to all of the savings accounts, a single dollar of that interest gets transfered to that insiders account, instead of getting credited to the customer.

My voting district uses scanners, so I've no idea if the touch screen machines are on the WWW, if they are just networked w/ each other or if they are stand alone. IMO, they should not be connected to the WWW. As far as a paper trail, I'd like to see touch screens that spit out scannable completed ballots, cuz there could be an automatic double count, as well as a reduction in stupid voter error.

Do you know who makes the machine buying decision? Which party do you think runs the districts where most of the "suspect" machines are used?

The example you gave as "voter fraud" wasn't voter fraud. Voter fraud is bus loads of people showing up at polling places after the place was supposed to have been closed. Vote fraud is over 8000 votes more than were "cast". Vote fraud is completed ballots floating around, to be found on election day in people's front yards. Vote fraud is registered voters "living" at nonexistent addresses.

Wisconsin has the most liberal voting requirements in the country. Show up at the polls with a utility bill for your ID & you can register & vote. A law was passed to require a picture ID. Our governor vetoed it.

I am not a Republican. I am a very angry independent. I know which party is perpetrating vote fraud in my state & which party is trying to do something about it. "They all do it", doesn't fly w/ me.

[GoLightly]

One more thing. You may or may not be a troll, but you trolled this thread.

[philman_36]

"My best recollection is that I was splitting my time between Wisconsin and Illinois and it's possible I made a mistake," Riley said in a statement released last week.
What a couched statement. Almost as good as Jefferson's.

[backhoe]

"Also, I don't think that you know what a troll is."

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We have a pretty good idea...

Why don't you read these- all of it-- and get back to us later:

The Vote Fraud Archives
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/772470/posts

When Goons Attack-Bullies Storm Republican Office ( vandalism, shooting, more-)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1236613/posts

[nopardons]

It isn't "retarded"...what it happens to be is a CRIME.

No, Dems vote twice and worse. That is not something GOPERS are known for.

As a matter of fact, Tammany Hall DEMS perfected voting the dead, the stuffing of ballot boxes, paying people to vote and giving them "help" in who to vote for. Then, the Dems in Chicago made it even more perfect.

And BTW, yes, you ARE a troll and you better believe that I know, full well, what one looks like; n00b.

[PAR35]

I know I'm going to be accused of being a troll,

I think you probably got that right.

[sphinx]

He'll beat any charges. It all depends on what the definition of "twice" is.

[vamoose]

I thought rich people gave huge sums in campaign contributions. It's only the little people that vote twice. Imagine putting your entire career at risk for ... Al Gore.

[stocksthatgoup]

Still, no major Democrat has called for this guy to get out of the race! Why? Most Dems don't see anything wrong in what this guy has done.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Thanks, Jean!

"Vote Early, Vote Often" Ping!

An excellent example of what we're up against this year, Gang!

http://www.votemarkgreen.com

[Timeout]

Maybe he should have the little I Voted sticker superglued to his forehead.

Purple fingers would work!

[Kozak]

Disbar this guy. He's too messed up to practice law. He's either a lying criminal or he is senile.

Hell no. Make him the President of the Illinios AND Wisconsin Bar. He's an inspiration to lawyers everywhere.

[Mygirlsmom]

Still, no major Democrat has called for this guy to get out of the race! Why?

I think they're trying as hard as they can not to draw attention to this because cheating is their only chance. I firmly believe that Bush won the legitimate vote in Wisconsin both in 2000 and 2004.

[incredulous joe]

Courtesy of www.dictionary.com

Poltroons - A base coward: “Every moment of the fashion industry's misery is richly deserved by the designers... and magazine poltroons who perpetuate this absurd creation” (Nina Totenberg).

I like it, but I gotta think the poltroons may be a little miffed at being even loosely affiliated with the DNC.