TEXAS: State investigating allegations of voter fraud in Tarrant County

[misterhighwasted]

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/election/article108539187.html

All I can say is WTF!

More at Link

The complaints focus on mail-in ballots, which allow people to vote from their homes without any ID or verification of identity.

Supporters have long said mail-in balloting is crucial for overseas residents, the military and senior citizens. Critics maintain that such voting is ripe for abuse and raises concerns about “vote harvesting,” in which people could fill out and return other people’s ballots.

Some say the investigation is politically motivated; others say it’s addressing a practice that has been a problem for years.

“The Republicans have been looking for a blockbuster case to demonstrate that voter fraud isn’t just a series of small mistakes,” said Brandon Rottinghaus, a political science professor at the University of Houston. “If some of these allegations turn out to be true, they may finally have their white whale."

[Foggyhill]

1. Considering this has nothing to do with voter id

And people have been saying mail in votes had more chances of voter fraud for years
That's like a non sequitur

So, wth have you been doing all these years...

Mail in used to be GOP dominated, that's why they didn't want to mess with it

[misterhighwasted]

2. Of course. But this is Tx and it's a couple of shades lighter than Dark Red this year.

Sooo...
All this from the Party that invented gerrymandering.

[texanwitch]

3. Not surprised.

This why I voting early in case anything is wrong.

Damn republicans.

If there is anything they are behind it.

Anything to keep people from voting.

Stupid thing is republicans need mail in ballots to.

[tammywammy]

4. So the issue is one person witnessed more than 1 mail in ballot during the prinary

One person.

Texans may assist as many people as they like in requesting mail-in ballots. But each person is allowed to witness only one request for a mail-in ballot per year, unless it’s for more than one immediate family member.

In the primaries, about 20,000 applications for mail-in ballots were received at the Tarrant County elections office, Whitley said.

Of those, 131 involved witnesses. Of those 131, five people witnessed more than one mail-in ballot. Four of those five people witnessed requests from multiple family members, which is allowed. One apparently witnessed five applications from the same address, a nursing home or a retirement center.

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/election/article108539187.html#storylink=cpy

[texanwitch]

6. My Mother was in a nursing home.

She voted by mail.

I took care of the mail in ballot.

It came to my then mother's house.

I took it to her to vote and mailed it myself.

Not everyone in the home had a family member to do this.
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[duncang]

5. So they want to stop soldiers overseas from voting? nt

[Imperialism Inc.]

7. Here is a more in-depth article.

Much ado about nothing imo. One person!

Texas investigating allegations of voter fraud
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article108787122.html


...Texans may assist as many people as they like in requesting mail-in ballots. But each person is allowed to witness only one request for a mail-in ballot per year, unless it’s for more than one immediate family member.

In the primaries, about 20,000 applications for mail-in ballots were received at the Tarrant County elections office, Whitley said.

Of those, 131 involved witnesses. Of those 131, five people witnessed more than one mail-in ballot. Four of those five people witnessed requests from multiple family members, which is allowed. One apparently witnessed five applications from the same address, a nursing home or a retirement center.

[tammywammy]

8. That's the same article. Notice the byline says Star Telegram.

[Imperialism Inc.]

9. Yep. Sorry. Didn't see you beat me too it above either.

[texanwitch]

10. Texas is turning blue.

The Republicans are trying to stop it.