Judge: Let's air details of fraud { Dead voters for Ophelia Ford }

Memphis Commercial Appeal ^ | 5/22/7 | Marc Perrusquia

[SmithL]

More info:

GUILTY PLEAS

Three former Shelby County poll workers have pleaded guilty to charges they faked votes to throw a 2005 state Senate election to Ophelia Ford.

Verline Mayo: Admitted to 10 felony counts, including illegal voting registration, false entries on election documents and official misconduct. Sentenced to 2 years' probation, $1,000 in fines and 200 hours of community service.

Gertrude Otteridge: Admitted to one felony count of voter fraud and one misdemeanor involving illegal registration. Sentenced to one year probation, $200 in fines and 100 hours of community service.

Mary McClatcher: Admitted to one felony count involving illegal registration and one misdemeanor. Sentenced to one year probation, $500 in fines and 50 hours of community service.

[SmithL]

Verline Mayo

Mary McClatcher

Gertrude Otteridge

[SmithL]

Showtime?

[PeterPrinciple]

She admitted to falling off a bar stool at Nashville’s Downtown Sheraton across from Legislative Plaza, saying the episode was triggered by her anemia and by “not eating.’’

The dog ate my paper......

[NonValueAdded]

In a rematch in last November's general election, Ford beat Roland in a landslide.

Well, the people in her district have spoken, post-fraud. They fully deserve her.

[AppyPappy]

Ophelia “I’m not drunk, I’m just drinkin” Ford

[Old Professer]

A key cultural component of this mess is the result of the rematch in the General Election where the vote was overwhelmingly for Ophelia; the public clearly showed its preference for “the Devil it knows...”

BTW, I believe she has missed more sessions than she has attended so far this year.

[WesternPacific]

The names of these three ladies, along with a pardon, will probably be included in the fine print of the revised Amnesty Bill. We do take care of our own, don't cha know.

[Enterprise]

Guilty!

[Enterprise]

"a tale involving a fall from a bar stool, a puzzling public tirade and an illness that's caused her to miss much of this legislative session."

How dare anyone even THINK of depriving these wonderful people of a representative that, uh, well, doesn't represent them too much.

[traditional1]

"there would be no evidence to the contrary"

Why is it now that in this country today, every time the statement above is made in relation to a crime that smells from the git-go, there's no denial of having done the crime, just the allusion to "no evidence" is available to PROVE the case?

Evidence seems to mysteriously disappear, such as Law Firm Billing records (for 2 years after subpoena), witnesses disappear (Jim McDougal, Vince Foster, etc.), and "there's no evidence to the contrary" is voiced in defense of the perps.....

[spinestein]

[”I think the public has a right to know exactly what went on,’’ Colton told The Commercial Appeal in a rare interview involving a case before him.]

Baloney. The public’s right to know ends where it interferes with the right of Democrats to be elected to public office, and if it takes vote fraud to stop the Republican juggernaut, then the end justifies the means.

[rhinohunter]

I believe she has missed more sessions than she has attended so far this year.

Is that a bad thing???

[freekitty]

First mistake was not giving jail time to these felons.

[freekitty]

Second mistake was to try and coddle and mollify the already angry public with nonsense like the public should know bs. I do agree the public should know; but this judge has in his discretion the opportunity to let the people know. What lot of hooey this is.

[eyedigress]

From 911:
When a dispatcher asked the employee if the guest needed an ambulance, the man responded, "she's extremely intoxicated, so I can't tell," according to a 911 recording released by Metro Nashville Office of Emergency Management & Emergency Communications Center.

Employee=Bartender perhaps

[pepperdog]

Amen. Voting fraud should be dealt with harshly and voting fraud by election officials should include hard time! There is no acceptable excuse! The minimal fines and sentences of these three are as disgusting as their actions.

[Old Professer]

Don’t ask me hard questions this early in the day.

[silver charm]

“.......don’t know what motivated Mayo, a longtime election official and Democratic Party activist to influence the others to commit fraud.”

Duh, they don’t know??? She’s a “long time democratic activist/election official. That explains it perfectly. IMO, more investigation would reveal that she has been throwing elections for years.

[arnoldpalmerfan]

Thanks for posting the pictures.