Voter fraud? Man dead for 20 yrs registers.

[FatSlob]

http://www.newsnet5.com/politics/3754186/detail.html

Some excerpts below.

AKRON, Ohio -- The state of Ohio is stepping in to investigate possible voter fraud in Summit County. And the Lake County prosecutor is also looking into fraud there.

More than 800 voter registration cards in Summit County are under investigation, NewsChannel5 reported.

The Board of Elections said the voter registration cards in question are for addresses that don't exist, spelling mistakes or have similar handwriting.

In one example, a man who's been dead for 20 years is apparently a new registered voter.

And in another case, it looks as if an entire neighborhood will be out of town on Election Day. Everyone there applied for absentee ballots.

This fraud comes on the heels of a report NewsChannel5 did just Wednesday on identity theft and voter registration. (Read Report)

[whistle]

1. Was he a republican or a democrat?

...I need to know before making any comment.

[FatSlob]

3. Beats the shit out of me.

Who cares? Fraud is fraud.

[cheshire]

2. Yes but who's he voting for? Who do we have to pin this on?

[FatSlob]

4. Don't know yet.

Keep your eyes peeled.

[unblock]

5. DEAD MAN VOTING!

[politicat]

6. Can't beat that cemetary vote...

As it happens, absentee ballots are a pretty common thing around here. It doesn't alarm me when I see half a dozen requests for them all from the same neighborhood or street. (I'm stuffing envelopes at Dem HQ at times.)

Pcat