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Secretary of State launches investigation into voter fraud concerns in Senate special election
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Posted on 12/19/2017 5:42:22 AM PST by TigerClaws

ALABAMA (WALA) - Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is investigating a concern over potential voter fraud in last Tuesday's special Senate election. It all stems from a brief interview FOX10 News Reporter Kati Weis conducted at the Doug Jones victory party on election night when a young man made a comment that has now gone viral on social media.

The interview took place just minutes after the race had been called. While live on air, in the middle of the crowded party, Kati walked up to a number of jubilant supporters at random, asking them for their reactions to the big win. But, it was this question and answer that has caused controversy:

"Kati: Why are you excited to see this victory? Man: Because, we came here all the way from different parts of the country as part of our fellowship, and all of us pitched in to vote and canvas together, and we got our boy elected!" Merrill said he is trying to find out who the man is, and if he really meant what he said, or if he only misspoke.

"Well, it's very disconcerting when someone who's not from Alabama says that they participated in our election, so now it's incumbent upon us to try to identify this young man, to see what kind of role he played, if it was to simply play a canvassing roll, or if he was part of a process that went out and tried to register voters, or if he himself actually became a registered voter," said Merrill.

Merrill said, so far, there is no concrete evidence that any voter fraud has taken place.

"We don't have any evidence of people doing that, our numbers do not indicate that has happened, but when you have someone actually recorded on television saying that they voted, and that's what he said, then we've got to get to the bottom of that," said Merrill.

The Secretary of State's Office also said voter fraud would be unlikely because every voter is required to show a government photo identification card before casting a vote.

"We have one of the most stringent voting laws in the nation," said Merrill. FOX10 News has also been trying to find out who the man in question is, even reaching out to the Doug Jones campaign for a list of volunteers, but the Jones campaign said it does not have access to the countless groups who volunteered to help canvas and campaign.

Merrill said the Jones campaign has been cooperative with his investigation. It's also important to note, because the race received so much national attention, there were many campaign volunteers who came from all over the country to help get the vote out for Jones.

In fact, some celebrities, who do not live in Alabama, also came to Birmingham last week to speak in support of Jones, including famous basketball player Charles Barkley.

Meanwhile, Merrill said the results of the election will be completely certified sometime in the week after Christmas.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama
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To: PCPOET7

Baloney, they drove in to vote.


21 posted on 12/19/2017 6:27:35 AM PST by joegoeny ("Nuts!")
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To: TomServo

I ran out of whisky


22 posted on 12/19/2017 6:28:59 AM PST by redgolum
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To: TigerClaws

...now it’s incumbent upon us to try to identify this young man, to see what kind of role he played....

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I suspect he has been or soon will be Seth Riched.


23 posted on 12/19/2017 6:29:54 AM PST by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go. Dump McConnman, too.)
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To: txrefugee

My thought exactly. If the gatekeeper is a crook...


24 posted on 12/19/2017 6:37:29 AM PST by Tarasaramozart
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To: CincyRichieRich
I'm at a loss as to why you'd imagine your comments above would draw criticism, never mind rocks.

Election theft is SOP for the seditious left.

25 posted on 12/19/2017 6:44:10 AM PST by tomkat
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To: txrefugee

...the vote stats seem odd. Even with the ID requirement, the numbers deviate from norms.


26 posted on 12/19/2017 6:48:24 AM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing consequences of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: TigerClaws
Voter Fraud? - The dems are just warming up and perfecting their methods for next Fall.

Happy Clinton Impeachment Day!

On this date in 1998 The House of Representatives
made William Jefferson Blythe (“Bubba”) Clinton
only the second President to be Impeached.

27 posted on 12/19/2017 6:52:29 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty (Uranium One = BRIBERY and TREASON - HANG THEM ALL!!!!)
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To: TigerClaws

Whenever we hear the term, “democrat ground game”, it really means vote fraud.


28 posted on 12/19/2017 7:00:12 AM PST by Chauncey Gardiner
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To: JesusIsLord

>>>It’s a little difficult to check for voter fraud when, “Alabama Supreme Court Okays Destruction of Digital Voting Records

No, it’s not that difficult. You count the paper ballots and compare to the reported totals.


30 posted on 12/19/2017 7:07:00 AM PST by oincobx
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To: Liz

>>>They do the dirty work BEFORE the voting starts.....BEFORE the machine even gets to the voting place. The machine is rigged so that ......just as one example...a Republican vote automatically turns into a Democrat vote

The simple solution is for Roy Moore to pay for a recount of the paper ballots. Send your check to his election integrity fund.


31 posted on 12/19/2017 7:12:25 AM PST by oincobx
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To: TigerClaws

“...we got our boy elected!”

Hold up... isn’t that right there SUCH a RACIST statement that cities should be burning right now???

Oh yeah, silly me... it was said by a leftist democrat...

Carry on...


32 posted on 12/19/2017 7:14:01 AM PST by joethedrummer
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To: txrefugee

During the Prez election, they were caught filling out ballots in bulk in Broward County FL

Wonder of any of them did prison time?


33 posted on 12/19/2017 7:20:01 AM PST by Pollard (TRUMP 2020)
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To: TigerClaws
We don't have any evidence of people doing that...

Were there any RATs participating in the election?

The Secretary of State's Office also said voter fraud would be unlikely because every voter is required to show a government photo identification card before casting a vote.

Except in the urban RAT-controlled districts, where a "nod and a wink" will suffice.

34 posted on 12/19/2017 7:21:17 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs, RINOs...same thing)
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To: TigerClaws

Run the numbers on the percentage of ‘dead’ voting in all precincts... that’ll show where the fraud took place...


35 posted on 12/19/2017 7:21:57 AM PST by GOPJ (EVERY hellhole in the world is run by self appointed 'elites'...think about THAT FBI traitors.)
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To: Redwood71

and ever since obama, they’ve had a running joke of vote early and often. My son was taking one of those free online college courses on Python programming a few years ago and one of the instructors made a joke about early and often.


36 posted on 12/19/2017 7:22:27 AM PST by Pollard (TRUMP 2020)
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To: tomkat

There are quite a few here who believe it was solely due to turnout, not fraud/theft.


37 posted on 12/19/2017 7:22:42 AM PST by CincyRichieRich (Hurtling deplorable!)
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To: Liz

IMHO, that was the job the DNC hired the Awans for ....to electronically switch votes to Democrats. That’s why the House Dems are keeping quiet.......voter fraud elected them.

Remember she hired the Awans......DNC Debbie Wasserman Schultz electronically switched donations to Bernie to Hillary’s campaign account.


They do the dirty work BEFORE the voting starts.....BEFORE the machine even gets to the voting place.

The machine is rigged so that ......just as one example...a Republican vote automatically turns into a Democrat vote. Sophisticated computer nerds can rig a machine to do just about anything.

No fingerprints or DNA left behind. 
...
I think you nailed it


38 posted on 12/19/2017 7:25:17 AM PST by CincyRichieRich (Hurtling deplorable!)
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To: EliRoom8
More comprehensive video below:

https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=120_1513231500

At around 1:16 a reporter is interviewing a black guy who openly admits that he voted multiple times.

The reporter says "I think that's illegal" and just moves on- not at all interested in what could be a real news story.

39 posted on 12/19/2017 7:29:33 AM PST by Ethan Edwards
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To: Ethan Edwards

what happened to my link?

https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=120_1513231500

Don’t have time to fix.


40 posted on 12/19/2017 7:33:26 AM PST by Ethan Edwards
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