Posted on 11/07/2006 5:19:32 PM PST by proud_yank
RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) -- The FBI is taking a preliminary look at allegations that some voters in eight Virginia counties received deceptive phone calls before Election Day, law enforcement sources said.
State election officials expressed concern about the calls Monday but said they were hesitant to launch an immediate investigation for fear of politicizing the vote.
The Virginia State Board of Elections notified the U.S. Justice Department and state attorney general's office on Monday, said James Alcorn, the board's policy adviser.
He said neither state nor federal officials were likely to "get involved" until after the election. The immediate response to the allegations was voter education, he said.
Alcorn said the state board had received a "handful" of calls and complaints about alleged deceptive phone calls made to potential voters. Jean Jensen, secretary of the board, said it had received two notarized complaints, one from a voter in Arlington and the second from Northampton County.
The affidavit from Timothy Daly of Arlington, provided by the Board of Elections, said he got a message on his answering service Sunday in which the caller claimed to be from the Virginia elections commission
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I've been getting deceptive content on the news every time I turn on the TV.
Wasn't it revealed earlier that this Timothy Daly is a Democrat operative?
That I don't know.
It appears as though George Allen is possibly in real trouble, and that's not good for the Republicans.
He may very well end up wishing he hadn't called attention to himself.
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