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How much Voter Fraud is Happening (2 Viewers)

Which is worse / which is MORE UNJUST?

  • An illegitimate vote being counted

    Votes: 73 27.4%
  • A legitimate vote not being counted

    Votes: 193 72.6%

  • Total voters
    266
Democratic plot in Pennsylvania uncovered

A petition was filed with the Board of Elections over absentee ballots.

A trio of Bucks County residents backed by the county Republican committee say they have evidence linking Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy's campaign to a scheme to flood the county voter registration office with fraudulent applications for absentee ballots.

In a petition filed Tuesday, county Republicans say the name of Murphy's campaign manager appeared on a Bristol post office box where voters were urged in a series of letters paid for by the state Democratic Committee to send absentee ballot applications.

The county Republicans submitted with the petition a photograph of a note inside the mailbox that said, "Tim Percico and Paul Hampel only pick up mail." Tim Persico is Murphy's campaign manager, although his name is misspelled in the note. Hampel is a volunteer for the Democratic state committee who said he collects mail from the box.

While county and state Democratic officials denied involvement in the letter campaign or refused to discuss it, Persico said Tuesday that the "PA Vote 2010" project that paid for the letters is a partnership between Murphy's campaign and the state Democrats.

Persico said the goal of the project is to help eligible Democratic voters obtain and cast absentee ballots.

He dismissed assertions by Republican critics that the letters were misleadingly worded and noted that the Democratic state committee clearly takes credit for the mailings, which comply with all election laws.

"The only reason the Republican Party is mad is working parents and college kids are sending in an application because they want to vote," Persico said.

Neither Murphy nor a spokeswoman for his campaign returned calls Tuesday.

Bucks County Democratic Party Chairman John Cordisco said the county Democratic organization has no connection to the letters or the fraud alleged in the petition. "If there was voter registration fraud, it was being done outside the Democratic organization," Cordisco said.

In response to the Republican petition, the Bucks County Board of Elections scheduled a hearing 9:30 a.m. Friday at the courthouse to hear evidence of what the Republicans characterize as a coordinated effort to trick voters into improperly applying for absentee ballots and efforts to submit fraudulent applications for absentee ballots.

"While some of these invalid applications have been caught and rejected by the Board of Elections, we believe many other defective and objectionable applications were inadvertently approved by the Board of Elections due to the pervasive nature of the fraud," the petition says.

The petition also asks county election officials to secure all completed absentee ballots at the courthouse in Doylestown until the board of elections can conduct an investigation of the claims.

The petition is signed by Kelly McGinty of Middletown, and Carlo and Lucy Grilletto of Plumstead. Bucks County Republican Party Vice Chairwoman Pat Poprik said party officials and volunteers have gathered evidence in support of the claims put forth in the petition. The signatories are people who have been involved in the Republican Party, she said.

"They're a group of people who are just disgusted with what's been going on," Poprik said. "God bless them, they came forward to do something about it."

The petition is the latest in a series of alarms county and state Republicans have sounded over an influx of questionable absentee ballot applications. Last week, Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler said his office would investigate allegations of fraud leveled by state and county Republican officials.

Voter Registration Director Deena Dean said her staff had rejected more than 600 defective absentee ballot applications as of Friday. Although the voter registration office continued to accept applications until the close of business Tuesday, Dean was unable to provide an updated total.

The petition focused foremost on a series of letters voters in Bucks County began receiving some time after Labor Day. On letterhead of the fictitious Pennsylvania Voter Assistance Office, the mailings warned recipients that their right to participate in the Nov. 2 election might be in jeopardy if they failed to respond.

The letters are signed by Frank S. Schultz, a Levittown resident who contributed $2,750 to Murphy's 2008 campaign, according to Federal Election Commission records.

The letters included an absentee ballot application and a postage-paid envelope addressed to post office box 2172 at the Bristol Borough post office on Beaver Street. The petition includes a photo in which the note containing Persico's name is visible through the window of the post office box.

"The bogus letter seeks to trick voters into needlessly registering for absentee ballots and then, for reasons unknown, causes them to send those ballots to a post office box apparently controlled by the Democratic candidate for Congress," the petition says.

Poprik said the photograph was taken Monday by a volunteer for the county Republican committee who she declined to name. The photograph bears a date stamp of "08/06/2009," which Poprik said was the result of the camera being improperly set up.

"The applications then appear to be sent to a central processing location to be gathered, screened and held, as evidenced by the fact that the dates on numerous applications are dated several weeks before the application were received in the Board of Elections," the petition says.

Persico said the purpose of collecting the applications at a central location is to track who applied and ensure that they have received their ballots.

The petition also cites a widely circulated e-mail from the Murphy campaign that encourages affiliates to gather absentee ballot applications from infrequent voters.

Six Bucks County residents provided affidavits included in the petition in which they describe encounters with campaign workers who instructed them to complete absentee ballot applications when they did not plan to be out of town for the election or to sign the names of family members to obtain ballots for them.

One woman said that she received the Pennsylvania Voter Assistance Office letters and discarded them. "Nonetheless an absentee ballot was submitted in her name," the petition says.

Finally, the petition says the volume of rejected ballot applications suggests that additional incomplete and fraudulent applications have inadvertently passed through the board of elections screening process.

"More time is needed to test the veracity and reliability of those ballots already submitted to the Board of Elections," the petition says.

Bucks County Commissioner Chairman Charley Martin, who also chairs the board of elections, said he consulted the board's solicitor and believes that a hearing to consider the petitioners' evidence is appropriate.

Martin said the board will hear the evidence and take action to address any problems within its power.

"If it is not in the bailiwick of the board of elections then it will be for the district attorney to consider," Martin said.

Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia, who is also a member of the board of elections, said she has questions whether the board of elections has authority under the election code to consider problems with absentee ballot applications. Marseglia also said she is not worried about the integrity of absentee ballots themselves.

Marseglia added that the controversy over absentee ballots involves two distinct issues - the matter of the misleading Democratic state committee letters and the question of whether forged applications are being submitted.

"I don't think the board of elections has any responsibility to deal with a political piece," she said. "We have a responsibility to deal with absentee ballots."

Murphy's Republican opponent Mike Fitzpatrick called the allegations very serious. He noted that he took an interest in the rejected ballot applications last week, but said the county Republican party has done all of the investigating.

"I think the allegations are very serious and the potential fraud upon the voters of this county is substantial," Fitzpatrick said.

Peter Hall can be reached at 215-345-3067 or phall@phillyBurbs.com
 
Ok, I'll admit -- that one looks very suspicious. The person who intentionally discarded the absentee ballot application but ended up having an absentee ballot cast in her name anyway, preventing her from casting her real vote, is direct evidence of voter fraud and casts suspicion on the entire operation. There is no reason for absentee ballots to be directed anywhere other than the individual voter and the state government agency administering the election.

 
Concerns grow over election fraud, voter intimidation

WASHINGTON — As if this election season weren't already tense enough, fears about voter fraud — and some of the steps that are being taken to combat it — have created more worries.

With control of Congress in the balance, both political parties are gearing up for a possibly wild and woolly Election Day around the country.

"Legal war rooms," roving teams of lawyers, hot lines and poll challengers are all part of the strategy that Democrats and Republicans will employ Tuesday to handle suspected fraud or to help voters whose right to vote is questioned.

The issue is also on the Justice Department's radar. It will post federal monitors at selected polling places around the country, and prosecutors, civil rights attorneys and the FBI will be tasked with handling election-related complaints that day. A special toll-free number — 1-800-253-3931 — will be available for complaints about ballot access.

A lot is just precautionary and not out of the ordinary. What's different this year is that candidates and others also are getting into the act.

Ed Martin, a Republican congressional hopeful in St. Louis, intends to deploy a "Count Every Vote Unit" to look for possible voter fraud.

Republican Rep. Mark Kirk, who's running for the Senate in Illinois, has a "voter integrity program" in place for Election Day.

Tea party groups plan to use "surveillance squads" at polling places to record possible voting misbehavior. Some tea party groups already have questioned voter registration records.

"This is happening to a degree we haven't seen in years," said Wendy Weiser, a voting rights expert at the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law. "The concern with ballot security operations is not with their intent. They can be highly confrontational. That can cross the line into intimidation and voter suppression."

Democrats claim that the fears about fraud are overblown and are being stoked by Republicans and conservatives to scare off voters, particularly minorities, many of whom tend to vote Democratic. In the Illinois U.S. Senate race, for instance, Kirk can be heard on a taped conference call saying where his "voter integrity program" would be sent, and it was largely African-American neighborhoods.

Republicans deny that they are raising false alarms about voter fraud and say that their concerns are legitimate.

"We have had some problem in the past with folks voting that should not have happened," said Lloyd Smith, the executive director of the Missouri Republican Party.

Among those was the famous case in 2000 of Ritzy Meckler — a dog — listed on the St. Louis voter registration rolls. Smith likened the party's preparations this year to "a speed limit on a highway. It's not there to write you a ticket, but to make sure everyone plays by the rules."

Some problems have occurred already.

During early voting In Texas, there were reports of poll watchers "hovering" over voters and "getting in their face," according to an account in the Houston Chronicle.

In Minnesota, a group composed of members of a conservative party and the tea party has offered a bounty of up to $500 for anyone who turns in someone who's successfully prosecuted for voter fraud.

"We've had everything from tornadoes and ice storms to other types of problems, such as voting challenges and polling place conduct," said Laura Egerdal, a spokeswoman for the Missouri Secretary of State's Office. "We hope we don't have to deal with any of those, but we're making plans."
 
The incident at the Rand Paul rally earlier in the week with an a women getting stomped and held down by a tea partier is a bad harbinger.

I am sure groups like the black panthers are looking forward to paying it back in kind come Tuesday.

 
The incident at the Rand Paul rally earlier in the week with an a women getting stomped and held down by a tea partier is a bad harbinger.I am sure groups like the black panthers are looking forward to paying it back in kind come Tuesday.
was the "stomping" done to prevent her to vote?
It was suppression by the tea party against a dissenting voice.Intimidation works both ways.
 
The incident at the Rand Paul rally earlier in the week with an a women getting stomped and held down by a tea partier is a bad harbinger.I am sure groups like the black panthers are looking forward to paying it back in kind come Tuesday.
was the "stomping" done to prevent her to vote?
It was suppression by the tea party against a dissenting voice.Intimidation works both ways.
you didn't answer me.. was she denied access to vote??
 
The incident at the Rand Paul rally earlier in the week with an a women getting stomped and held down by a tea partier is a bad harbinger.I am sure groups like the black panthers are looking forward to paying it back in kind come Tuesday.
They better remember that many of the people excited to vote on Tuesday are strong proponents of the second amendment. Just sayin.
 
The incident at the Rand Paul rally earlier in the week with an a women getting stomped and held down by a tea partier is a bad harbinger.I am sure groups like the black panthers are looking forward to paying it back in kind come Tuesday.
They better remember that many of the people excited to vote on Tuesday are strong proponents of the second amendment. Just sayin.
I am very sure they are aware of it and love the second amendment themselves.
 
The incident at the Rand Paul rally earlier in the week with an a women getting stomped and held down by a tea partier is a bad harbinger.I am sure groups like the black panthers are looking forward to paying it back in kind come Tuesday.
was the "stomping" done to prevent her to vote?
It was suppression by the tea party against a dissenting voice.Intimidation works both ways.
you didn't answer me.. was she denied access to vote??
Did I say she was denied the right to vote?
 
The incident at the Rand Paul rally earlier in the week with an a women getting stomped and held down by a tea partier is a bad harbinger.I am sure groups like the black panthers are looking forward to paying it back in kind come Tuesday.
was the "stomping" done to prevent her to vote?
It was suppression by the tea party against a dissenting voice.Intimidation works both ways.
you didn't answer me.. was she denied access to vote??
Did I say she was denied the right to vote?
then why did you post it in the VOTER FRAUD thread?
 
was the "stomping" done to prevent her to vote?
It was suppression by the tea party against a dissenting voice.Intimidation works both ways.
you didn't answer me.. was she denied access to vote??
Did I say she was denied the right to vote?
then why did you post it in the VOTER FRAUD thread?
I other words no I didn't.
 
The incident at the Rand Paul rally earlier in the week with an a women getting stomped and held down by a tea partier is a bad harbinger.I am sure groups like the black panthers are looking forward to paying it back in kind come Tuesday.
so, you are saying that in response to the "stomp", where NO VOTER FRAUD occured, the black panthers WILL commit voter fraud..at least you are honest
 
The incident at the Rand Paul rally earlier in the week with an a women getting stomped and held down by a tea partier is a bad harbinger.

I am sure groups like the black panthers are looking forward to paying it back in kind come Tuesday.
They better remember that many of the people excited to vote on Tuesday are strong proponents of the second amendment. Just sayin.
I am very sure they are aware of it and love the second amendment themselves.
wow- that is a very demeaning thing to say- you are assuming that the black guys working the polls on election day are packing heat looking to shoot whitey.. way to stereotype..
 
She was being intimidated for her political view.So yes, that intimidation can get people not to vote.

No need to act coy.
seriously?? :goodposting: You think she will be sitting this one out Tuesday? :thumbup: So, she was not denied her right to vote, and NO voter fraud occurred.. see how easy that was?

 
The incident at the Rand Paul rally earlier in the week with an a women getting stomped and held down by a tea partier is a bad harbinger.I am sure groups like the black panthers are looking forward to paying it back in kind come Tuesday.
so, you are saying that in response to the "stomp", where NO VOTER FRAUD occured, the black panthers WILL commit voter fraud..at least you are honest
So what you are saying is the tea party can use strong arm tactics to intimidate people, but you think they are not going to respond EXCEPT in a the way that you want them too. :goodposting:
 
The incident at the Rand Paul rally earlier in the week with an a women getting stomped and held down by a tea partier is a bad harbinger.

I am sure groups like the black panthers are looking forward to paying it back in kind come Tuesday.
They better remember that many of the people excited to vote on Tuesday are strong proponents of the second amendment. Just sayin.
I am very sure they are aware of it and love the second amendment themselves.
wow- that is a very demeaning thing to say- you are assuming that the black guys working the polls on election day are packing heat looking to shoot whitey.. way to stereotype..
wow- that is a very demeaning thing for Statorama to say I mean to classify tea partiers as second amendment advocates - I wonder if they all have gun racks and rebel flags on their pickups.
 
The incident at the Rand Paul rally earlier in the week with an a women getting stomped and held down by a tea partier is a bad harbinger.I am sure groups like the black panthers are looking forward to paying it back in kind come Tuesday.
so, you are saying that in response to the "stomp", where NO VOTER FRAUD occured, the black panthers WILL commit voter fraud..at least you are honest
So what you are saying is the tea party can use strong arm tactics to intimidate people, but you think they are not going to respond EXCEPT in a the way that you want them too. :goodposting:
again- where was the voter fraud by the T.E.A party people? The woman was not denied her vote- yet, you assume the black panthers WILL intimidate and deny voters their right... :thumbup:
 
Someone needs to keep track. What do we have, ~40 individuals actually charged with voter fraud since this thread started?

 
The incident at the Rand Paul rally earlier in the week with an a women getting stomped and held down by a tea partier is a bad harbinger.

I am sure groups like the black panthers are looking forward to paying it back in kind come Tuesday.
They better remember that many of the people excited to vote on Tuesday are strong proponents of the second amendment. Just sayin.
I am very sure they are aware of it and love the second amendment themselves.
wow- that is a very demeaning thing to say- you are assuming that the black guys working the polls on election day are packing heat looking to shoot whitey.. way to stereotype..
wow- that is a very demeaning thing for Statorama to say I mean to classify tea partiers as second amendment advocates - I wonder if they all have gun racks and rebel flags on their pickups.
:thumbup: BOTH of you were demeaning..

 
Someone needs to keep track. What do we have, ~40 individuals actually charged with voter fraud since this thread started?
Those are the only ones that were stupid enough to be CAUGHTIt's just an indication that voter fraud is rampant, and coincidentally only seems to favor Democrats.
 
BOTH of you were demeaning..
I can accept that.I do predict a very violent confrontation if the Black Panthers try their shenanigans this election cycle. Just like United 93, a group of virtuous people will do what they need to do when faced with terrorists.
 
So, she was not denied her right to vote, and voter inimidation occurred.. see how easy that was?
Its not just about her. Its far more reaching then one person. Pretty easy to grasp.
I thought it was easy as well but obviously parrot and his ilk needed it drawn out for them.The real shocker is going to be when something like this does happen the right will act it is a brand new thing.

The rhetoric and intimidation of the past should have been forgotten.

If you ##### us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge? -William Shakespeare

 
So, she was not denied her right to vote, and voter inimidation occurred.. see how easy that was?
Its not just about her. Its far more reaching then one person. Pretty easy to grasp.
I thought it was easy as well but obviously parrot and his ilk needed it drawn out for them.The real shocker is going to be when something like this does happen the right will act it is a brand new thing.

The rhetoric and intimidation of the past should have been forgotten.

If you ##### us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge? -William Shakespeare
*sigh*TGIF

Please, tell me how it is voter intimidation, if she was not there to vote? You moonbats are awesome, by the way :thumbup:

 
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So, she was not denied her right to vote, and voter inimidation occurred.. see how easy that was?
Its not just about her. Its far more reaching then one person. Pretty easy to grasp.
I thought it was easy as well but obviously parrot and his ilk needed it drawn out for them.The real shocker is going to be when something like this does happen the right will act it is a brand new thing.

The rhetoric and intimidation of the past should have been forgotten.

If you ##### us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge? -William Shakespeare
*sigh*TGIF

Please, tell me how it is voter intimidation, if she was not there to vote? You moonbats are awesome, by the way :goodposting:
We already explained it to you more then once.
 
So, she was not denied her right to vote, and voter inimidation occurred.. see how easy that was?
Its not just about her. Its far more reaching then one person. Pretty easy to grasp.
I thought it was easy as well but obviously parrot and his ilk needed it drawn out for them.The real shocker is going to be when something like this does happen the right will act it is a brand new thing.

The rhetoric and intimidation of the past should have been forgotten.

If you ##### us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge? -William Shakespeare
*sigh*TGIF

Please, tell me how it is voter intimidation, if she was not there to vote? You moonbats are awesome, by the way :goodposting:
We already explained it to you more then once.
no you didn't.. yes or no- WAS SHE THERE TO VOTE? yes or no please
 
Its not just about her. Its far more reaching then one person. Pretty easy to grasp.
I thought it was easy as well but obviously parrot and his ilk needed it drawn out for them.The real shocker is going to be when something like this does happen the right will act it is a brand new thing.The rhetoric and intimidation of the past should have been forgotten. If you ##### us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge? -William Shakespeare
*sigh*TGIFPlease, tell me how it is voter intimidation, if she was not there to vote? You moonbats are awesome, by the way :football:
We already explained it to you more then once.
no you didn't.. yes or no- WAS SHE THERE TO VOTE? yes or no please
Sorry but using caps does not work.We gave you the answer.
 
Ohio McDonald's Workers Directed to Vote Republican

When workers in a McDonald’s restaurant in Canton, Ohio, opened their paychecks this month, they found a pamphlet urging them to vote for the Republican candidates for governor, Senate and Congress, or possibly face financial repercussions.

The pamphlet appeared calculated to intimidate workers into voting for Republican candidates by making a direct reference to their wages and benefits, said Allen Schulman, a Democrat who is president of the Canton City Council and said he obtained a copy of the pamphlet on Wednesday.

The pamphlet said: “If the right people are elected, we will be able to continue with raises and benefits at or above the current levels. If others are elected, we will not.”

It then named three Republican candidates after stating, “The following candidates are the ones we believe will help our business move forward.”

The store’s owner, Paul Siegfried, did not return a call for comment, but a spokesman for McDonald’s USA, the parent company, said: “It was an unfortunately lapse in judgment on Mr. Siegfried’s part. He’s disappointed with himself.”

The spokesman, Joe Woods, e-mailed a statement on Mr. Siegfried’s behalf. “For those that I have offended, I sincerely apologize,” the statement said.

Mr. Woods said Mr. Siegfried’s action did not represent the policy of McDonald’s.

Mr. Schulman, who is a lawyer, said that distribution of the pamphlet — which was printed on a McDonald’s letterhead — violates a 1953 Ohio statute that prohibits political material from being attached to wage envelopes. He declined to comment on how he got a copy, or who gave it to him, but said it was distributed to employees within the past week.

He said he had forwarded a copy to the authorities in Canton, requesting that they investigate.

Joe Martuccio, the law director for the city of Canton, said by telephone on Friday he was in the process of determining whether the distribution occurred within city limits and whether he had the authority to investigate.

“We have to determine the facts first,” he said.

The incident came as liberal voting-rights groups expressed concern that conservative complaints about fraudulent voting would lead to a reduced turnout on Election Day. Some Tea Party members have announced plans to question voters at the polls whom they suspect of being ineligible.

The incident also highlighted how fraught politics have become just days before the midterm elections in Ohio, a key battleground state, where incumbent Democrats are struggling for their survival.
 
Ohio McDonald's Workers Directed to Vote Republican

When workers in a McDonald’s restaurant in Canton, Ohio, opened their paychecks this month, they found a pamphlet urging them to vote for the Republican candidates for governor, Senate and Congress, or possibly face financial repercussions.

The pamphlet appeared calculated to intimidate workers into voting for Republican candidates by making a direct reference to their wages and benefits, said Allen Schulman, a Democrat who is president of the Canton City Council and said he obtained a copy of the pamphlet on Wednesday.

The pamphlet said: “If the right people are elected, we will be able to continue with raises and benefits at or above the current levels. If others are elected, we will not.”

It then named three Republican candidates after stating, “The following candidates are the ones we believe will help our business move forward.”

The store’s owner, Paul Siegfried, did not return a call for comment, but a spokesman for McDonald’s USA, the parent company, said: “It was an unfortunately lapse in judgment on Mr. Siegfried’s part. He’s disappointed with himself.”

The spokesman, Joe Woods, e-mailed a statement on Mr. Siegfried’s behalf. “For those that I have offended, I sincerely apologize,” the statement said.

Mr. Woods said Mr. Siegfried’s action did not represent the policy of McDonald’s.

Mr. Schulman, who is a lawyer, said that distribution of the pamphlet — which was printed on a McDonald’s letterhead — violates a 1953 Ohio statute that prohibits political material from being attached to wage envelopes. He declined to comment on how he got a copy, or who gave it to him, but said it was distributed to employees within the past week.

He said he had forwarded a copy to the authorities in Canton, requesting that they investigate.

Joe Martuccio, the law director for the city of Canton, said by telephone on Friday he was in the process of determining whether the distribution occurred within city limits and whether he had the authority to investigate.

“We have to determine the facts first,” he said.

The incident came as liberal voting-rights groups expressed concern that conservative complaints about fraudulent voting would lead to a reduced turnout on Election Day. Some Tea Party members have announced plans to question voters at the polls whom they suspect of being ineligible.

The incident also highlighted how fraught politics have become just days before the midterm elections in Ohio, a key battleground state, where incumbent Democrats are struggling for their survival.
McDonalds will pull the license on that restaurant or at least should.
 
Hello, Minnesota!

On Friday, October 30, 2010, a member of the Minnesota Freedom Council witnessed apparent voter fraud occurring at the Crow Wing County Courthouse in Brainerd, Minnesota. Upwards of 100 residents from a local group home for mentally disadvantaged individuals were brought into the County Courthouse to cast absentee ballots. The witness reported that supervisors were telling voters to cast a straight Democratic ticket. There was even a report of a voter prematurely leaving the voting both and a supervisor casting the ballot for the voter. Essentially, the people in-charge were taking advantage of the mentally disabled in order to bolster the vote for their candidates of choice. These individuals involved can be charged with a felony under Minnesota election laws.
With video at the link.
 
Actual voter fraud is pretty much a myth now. Voter registration fraud is real but groups on both sides do it because they get paid per registration so they make em up. But those registrations dont translate into fraudulent votes. That is why the ACORN issue is pretty meaningless. Voter suppression on the other hand is truly troubling and almost only done by Republicans. It should not be tolerated.
:kicksrock:Pretty much sums the situation up well.-QG
 
The way we are currently headed the United States is going to collapse within most of our lifetime and it seems that all people care about is trying to put themselves into position to blame the other side.

Is anyone willing to table personal and party agendas for the purpose of fixing the actual problems we face?

 
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Hello, Minnesota!

On Friday, October 30, 2010, a member of the Minnesota Freedom Council witnessed apparent voter fraud occurring at the Crow Wing County Courthouse in Brainerd, Minnesota. Upwards of 100 residents from a local group home for mentally disadvantaged individuals were brought into the County Courthouse to cast absentee ballots. The witness reported that supervisors were telling voters to cast a straight Democratic ticket. There was even a report of a voter prematurely leaving the voting both and a supervisor casting the ballot for the voter. Essentially, the people in-charge were taking advantage of the mentally disabled in order to bolster the vote for their candidates of choice. These individuals involved can be charged with a felony under Minnesota election laws.
With video at the link.
I won't hold my breath for the outrage.. :loco: change the democrat to republican, you would need an army of janitors to clean up head splatter after all of the explosions from our friends on the left..

 
Hello, Minnesota!

On Friday, October 30, 2010, a member of the Minnesota Freedom Council witnessed apparent voter fraud occurring at the Crow Wing County Courthouse in Brainerd, Minnesota. Upwards of 100 residents from a local group home for mentally disadvantaged individuals were brought into the County Courthouse to cast absentee ballots. The witness reported that supervisors were telling voters to cast a straight Democratic ticket. There was even a report of a voter prematurely leaving the voting both and a supervisor casting the ballot for the voter. Essentially, the people in-charge were taking advantage of the mentally disabled in order to bolster the vote for their candidates of choice. These individuals involved can be charged with a felony under Minnesota election laws.
With video at the link.
I won't hold my breath for the outrage.. :confused: change the democrat to republican, you would need an army of janitors to clean up head splatter after all of the explosions from our friends on the left..
According to Minnesota state election law (specifically 204C.15(1)) -- A voter in need of assistance may alternatively obtain the assistance of any individual the voter chooses. Only the following persons may not provide assistance to a voter: the voter’s employer, an agent of the voter’s employer, an officer or agent of the voter’s union, or a candidate for election. The person who assists the voter shall, unaccompanied by an election judge, retire with that voter to a booth and mark the ballot as directed by the voter. No person who assists another voter as provided in the preceding sentence shall mark the ballots of more than three voters at one election. ... An election judge or other individual assisting a voter shall not in any manner request, persuade, induce, or attempt to persuade or induce the voter to vote for any particular political party or candidate. It's very possible that every single one of those people have not had their right to vote removed and are registered to vote. And if they tell the person with them that they want to vote for all the Democrats, then the helper can do that for them. And that's a call to be made by the election official. But if the group supervisor has concocted this group outing for his own reasons, then that is voter fraud.

In most states, election officials can ban a helper if (s)he thinks the helper is overriding the will of the voter and directing who the voter shall cast their ballot. Minnesota law has that as a provision, but appears to deny the officials the ability to detect that activity, so far as I can tell. Apparently, the helper can only override the will of three voters at a time, and that's the main limit placed on him (which may have been disregarded here).

 
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Parrothead said:
videoguy505 said:
Hello, Minnesota!

On Friday, October 30, 2010, a member of the Minnesota Freedom Council witnessed apparent voter fraud occurring at the Crow Wing County Courthouse in Brainerd, Minnesota. Upwards of 100 residents from a local group home for mentally disadvantaged individuals were brought into the County Courthouse to cast absentee ballots. The witness reported that supervisors were telling voters to cast a straight Democratic ticket. There was even a report of a voter prematurely leaving the voting both and a supervisor casting the ballot for the voter. Essentially, the people in-charge were taking advantage of the mentally disabled in order to bolster the vote for their candidates of choice. These individuals involved can be charged with a felony under Minnesota election laws.
With video at the link.
I won't hold my breath for the outrage.. :lmao: change the democrat to republican, you would need an army of janitors to clean up head splatter after all of the explosions from our friends on the left..
According to Minnesota state election law (specifically 204C.15(1)) -- A voter in need of assistance may alternatively obtain the assistance of any individual the voter chooses. Only the following persons may not provide assistance to a voter: the voter’s employer, an agent of the voter’s employer, an officer or agent of the voter’s union, or a candidate for election. The person who assists the voter shall, unaccompanied by an election judge, retire with that voter to a booth and mark the ballot as directed by the voter. No person who assists another voter as provided in the preceding sentence shall mark the ballots of more than three voters at one election. ... An election judge or other individual assisting a voter shall not in any manner request, persuade, induce, or attempt to persuade or induce the voter to vote for any particular political party or candidate. It's very possible that every single one of those people have not had their right to vote removed and are registered to vote. And if they tell the person with them that they want to vote for all the Democrats, then the helper can do that for them. And that's a call to be made by the election official. But if the group supervisor has concocted this group outing for his own reasons, then that is voter fraud.

In most states, election officials can ban a helper if (s)he thinks the helper is overriding the will of the voter and directing who the voter shall cast their ballot. Minnesota law has that as a provision, but appears to deny the officials the ability to detect that activity, so far as I can tell. Apparently, the helper can only override the will of three voters at a time, and that's the main limit placed on him (which may have been disregarded here).
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Minnesota Majority, one of the groups behind the anti-voter fraud initiative in the state called "Election Integrity Watch," told supporters in an e-mail last night to go ahead and wear their "Please I.D. Me" buttons and Tea Party apparel to the polls today despite a federal judge's ruling yesterday that such items would interfere with the elections process.

The e-mail said that anti-voter fraud advocates will "have a decision to make" if an election judge questions the items they are wearing. "You can simply remove or cover the challenged item and you'll be allowed to vote, or you can refuse and demand your right to vote and the election judge will allow you to vote, while also recording your name and you could be charged with a petty misdemeanor," says the e-mail.

On Monday, a federal judge ruled that the "Please I.D. Me" buttons being distributed by the anti-voter fraud coalition "are designed to affect the actual voting process at the polls by intimating that voters are required to show identification before voting." Judge Joan Ericksen added that "This intimation could confuse voters and election officials and cause voters to refrain from voting because of increased delays or the misapprehension that identification is required."

As for the Tea Party apparel, the judge said it "communicates support for the Tea Party movement which is associated with certain candidates and political views."

After two county attorneys decided that the buttons would break the ban on campaign materials at the polling place, Minnesota Majority decided to sue last week. The judge's ruling against the group's request came down yesterday.

But pay no attention to the judge behind that robe, Minnesota Majority told their supporters in an e-mail sent Monday night.

"For now, we are recommending that you proceed with wearing your Election Integrity buttons or Tea Party apparel to the polls, knowing you are within your rights, but don't allow yourself to be disenfranchised," the group said in an e-mail.

Dan McGrath of Minnesota Majority confirmed to TPMMuckraker that group sent the e-mail but did not immediately reply to a request for an interview.

The e-mails says that there is a "huge problem" with the Minnesota election law that prohibits political campaign materials in the polling place "when you start to consider how some election judges might choose to define 'political materials'."

"For example, if you wear a Vikings shirt to the polls tomorrow, an election judge could decide that the shirt represents 'political materials' because a particular candidate supports taxpayer funding for a new Vikings stadium," the e-mail said. "Someone could be asked to remove a crucifix because an election judge decides that because there is a Catholic candidate on the ballot that the crucifix represents an endorsement of the candidate. In the absence of any clear standards, these are real possibilities."

Voters shouldn't allow themselves to be disenfranchised, the e-mail says. "Make sure and vote, whether that means removing the questioned materials or risking a fine," it said.

"This is just another example of "government gone wild" with exercising authority not granted to it by our laws or the Constitution," said the e-mail.

 
Can't wait for election day, another chance to test how little I can ID myself and still get a ballot. I'm past waving a piece of junk mail with an address on it to get a ballot in the name of the person who it's addressed to. Last time it was just three letters of a last name and they gave me a ballot. I think this year, I'm just going to point at the name of the person who's ballot I want and see if they give it to me.
Keep us posted.
Update?
 
Can't wait for election day, another chance to test how little I can ID myself and still get a ballot. I'm past waving a piece of junk mail with an address on it to get a ballot in the name of the person who it's addressed to. Last time it was just three letters of a last name and they gave me a ballot. I think this year, I'm just going to point at the name of the person who's ballot I want and see if they give it to me.
Keep us posted.
Update?
Voting after work. Will update. Either here or in the thread where I've tracked my results in the past, I'll have to search for it.

 
"This is just another example of "government gone wild" with exercising authority not granted to it by our laws or the Constitution," said the e-mail.
I sure hope he's not referring to the U.S. Constitution in that quote, because it's a Minnesota state law and its judicial interpretation that has him frothing at the mouth. Maybe he should go back and read the 10th Amendment.
 

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