voter fraud

There are so many important issues in North Carolina progressing in a negative direction due to the emergence of a Republican controlled legislature that takes its marching orders from ALEC, to try and pinpoint the single most egregious one is an almost impossible task.

I would suggest the passing of new legislation to suppress the vote of people of color, college students, the elderly and other minorities in our state is by far the single most despicable Republican undertaking. Voter ID laws have absolutely no useful effect on diminishing voter fraud because study after study show that the incidence of any real voter fraud in NC or for that matter in any state is so miniscule as to be virtually meaningless.

VIP-NC Finds Dual Voters in FL & NC, according to the North Carolina chapter of the Voter Integrity Project.

(Raleigh, NC)—MAR 20, 2013—The NC State Board of Elections has confirmed their intent to prosecute five people on suspicion that they voted in both Florida and NC during the November 2012 election, according to email records provided by the Voter Integrity Project of NC, the group that investigated and identified the voters to both states’ election offices earlier last month.

The group initially identified what it thought were 33 potential instances of double voting. Of these, they classified "19 as 'highly likely,' six as 'probable' and eight as 'possible' vote fraud candidates." The NC Board of Elections, however, determined that several apparent instances of double voting were clerical errors. After a VIP-NC search consuming who knows how many man-hours, the NCBOE confirmed 5 for possible prosecution by matching signatures on voter rolls in NC and FL.

I got this troubling message this morning from a friend, a staunch Democrat:

Just received an automated phone message from the NC Republican Party informing me my absentee ballot was in the mail, please vote Republican and return it.

An effort by Republicans to register voters with paid workers is underway in North Carolina and across the nation. In the past month various ads have appeared on Craigslist, Facebook and other online job listings offering amounts from $11 to $13 per hour (and in some cases internship credit) to help Republicans and Mitt Romney win in North Carolina in November by identifying conservatives and registering them as voters. The operation is linked to an Arizona company with a history of fraud allegations including the destruction of Democratic registration cards.

The zombies are back. It seems like only yesterday (okay, it was January) they were walking the sand hills of South Carolina.

The Nation reports from Michigan:

“Some 1,500 people voted under dead people’s and prisoners’ names from 2008-11, according to Michigan’s auditor general. Many might be clerical errors, but this illustrates the need to ensure accurate voter rolls.”

Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson wrote this in a July 2 Times-Herald column, and she lied.

Brentin Mock continues:

If you can't prove lawbreaking without breaking the law yourself, maybe you're tripping down the wrong path:

Zbigniew Gorzkowski is registered to vote in North Carolina, the film shows. Project Veritas acquired his September 21, 2007 voter registration form and provided a copy to TheDC. On May 8 the workers at Gorzkowski’s assigned North Carolina polling place offered his ballot to an actor in the film who gave Gorzkowski’s name while hidden-camera video rolled.

And here's the law that was broken by these Republican fiction artists:

A new website, ProtectingtheVote.org, makes the case that actual instances of voter fraud are rare, despite Republicans’ success in passing stricter laws to combat fraud in dozens of states. Democrats accuse the GOP of trying to stifle minority votes as a way to win elections.
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Stories appearing in various media in NC already, possibly as result of the DNC's effort. This may be on the agenda at the Progressive Democrats of NC's Annual Meeting tomorrow in Orange County.

For information on the issue, contact Democracy NC in Durham, NC. While Some of us thought the NCGA leaders might try to bring their bill up again in the quickie session this week, nothing came of it this time.

As usual, Robin Hayes twists the truth to fit his anti-everything agenda:

“The reason why Republicans have fought to promote proper voter-identification laws is to prevent fraud like this from happening.”

Except, of course, that H351 wouldn’t have prevented "fraud like this" at all.

Apparently Laura's message isn't penetrating the depths of the Conservative communication network. This story hit the Tweetwaves last night, but stuff like this is still showing up:

In case anyone needs reminding why the NCGOP wants to spend tax dollars during a budget crisis to solve a non-problem.

By GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — "The newly installed Republican majority at the North Carolina Legislature is resolute this year on expanding identification requirements before voters enter a polling booth.

GOP lawmakers are putting together a voter ID bill, following up on the pledge the party's candidates made in the fall campaigns.

Rep. Ric Killian of Mecklenburg County says a measure being considered would require a voter to show photo identification, but the person could also use a voter registration card to qualify..."

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David Richard, ED of ARC of NC, said last week an agreement had been reached on this issue.

Richard told disability rights advocates that a Voter Registration card would be allowed as proof of identity to avoid everyone who does not have a driver's license or other photo ID from being disenfranchised of voting rights.