(Mass.) Why is this woman handing out blank absentee ballots? (See Video at Link)

Election Journal ^ | 01/19/2010 | Election Journal

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Look at the video and then read the comments at the link.

They are still trying to steal this election in Mass.

[Darksheare]

That’s a suckers bet, he’s on at least ONE somewhere in the state.

[TLI]

Why is this woman (Isabel Melendez) handing out blank absentee ballots?

INFO;

Community activist and former Lawrence mayoral candidate Isabel Melendez was honored for her efforts with that city's minority community.

The Merrimack Valley chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People gave Melendez the annual Ben Armstrong Drum major For Change Award yesterday at a breakfast marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Melendez, a native of Puerto Rico, helped establish the Roberto Clemente Children's Little League, founded funeral service organizations to assist families in need during times of grief, started a local Spanish-speaking radio talk show, and said that during her run for mayor she helped unite different ethnic groups and recruited more than 2,000 new voters. Melendez was one of the first Latino residents to move to Lawrence, which is now 60 percent Spanish Speaking--43,019 residents out of 72,043, according to the 2000 Census.

[buschbaby]

"This is about liberals doing everything thing they can to stall conceding a loss."

Excellent point I had not thought of. The police unions are mostly for Brown, perhaps this time we can get something done to stop it.

[Tzimisce]

We shouldn’t discriminate against people just because they’re dead.

That would be livingist....

[chris_bdba]

Good they know who she is, now arrest her for voter fraud and any other charge that can be brought against her!

[Darksheare]

Necrophobes!
LOL.

“Get the Live-ers! Down with the living, rights for the dead! Blaaaaaargggg...”
I can just see the vote rallies now.

[martin_fierro]

Ping Howie!

[cornfedcowboy]

As mentioned in the comments below the video, the absentee ballots were due in last Friday. So, does the absentee ballot read just the same as the election day ballot? My guess is that she was just showing voters where Coakley is listed on the ballot. If she had a stack of absentee ballots she would just fill them out herself and get them in before last Friday. IMO

[Jmouse007]

Report her to the Federal Election Commission:

http://bit.ly/51nvSg

Hotline Number: (202) 694-1015 (collect calls accepted)

[GVnana]

recruited more than 2,000 new voters

Oh, I'll bet she did!

[9YearLurker]

Where do you think all those post-election, “Oh, look, we found a new stack of absentee ballot votes!” discoveries come from? Someone has to fill them out and put them were they can be ‘found’.

[omega4412]

Because it would be illegal to hand out absentee ballots already filled in for Coakley

[Darksheare]

It’s illegal to be handing them out, period.
They were supposed to be postmarked by Friday the 15th and in already.
But, any Dem op with a postmarking machine or three can backdate the machine after the fact.

[Abby4116]

This is the absentee info I found for Mass.

Mail-in Deadlines

Voter Registration 20 days before the election

Absentee Ballot Application Received by noon the day before the election

Voted Absentee Ballot Received before 8:00 PM on Election Day

[montyspython]

Corpist?

[montyspython]

Or Corpcist.

[Darksheare]

You do also recall the unprocessed ballots being ‘found’ in unsecured areas in the Minnesota U.S. Senate race, right?

[llevrok]

Gee, I am sure she is just trying to be helpful.

We had many like he here in Washington state 6 years so assisting our governor's election. They then went to Minn. and performed similar community out reach.(sarc)

[Abby4116]

Yes I do.

That's the reason I did the search for info. Seems to me that if these are indeed empty absentee ballots, would be easy to get them into the system UNLESS the election officials were diligent in checking the numbers with the applications.

If I remember correctly, you sign the application but you don't sign the absentee ballot itself.

[Darksheare]

Dunno, I’m in NY where all kinds of BS goes down.
Payola?
Perfectly okay unless you’re Joe Bruno and you make enemies.
*snicker*
(For the record, everyone in Albany needs to be duckwalked out of the building.)