Officials: Man Dead For 20 Years Registers To Vote Sparks Inqiury
Officials: Man Dead For 20 Years Registers To Vote
More Than 800 Voter Registration Cards Being Investigated
September 23, 2004
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.
(ACORN) a highly outspoken anti-Bush organization registering same names numerous times.
Colorado to tackle voter-fraud fears
By Valerie Richardson
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
DENVER — Colorado lawmakers yesterday sought to ease concerns about the integrity of the state election process, despite growing accusations of fraud amid an overwhelming flood of new voter registrations.
Republican Gov. Bill Owens said yesterday, "I am extremely concerned about the widespread allegations of serious and sustained criminal activity surrounding voter registration in Colorado."
Earlier yesterday, he told local television station KUSA-TV, the local NBC affiliate, "Clearly, there were some people trying to cheat the system."
A number of the voter-registration groups tilt politically to the left, such as the Colorado Progressive Coalition and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), which describes itself as "community organization of low- and moderate-income families" that works closely with labor unions.
Jim Fleischmann, ACORN Western regional director, said he was cooperating with Denver authorities to track down several hundred fraudulent applications collected by the organization, but he downplayed the severity of the problem.
"Registration fraud is different than voter fraud. Just because you register someone 35 times doesn't mean they get to vote 35 times. They can only vote once," he said. "The local press is having a feeding frenzy on this."
Betty Ann Habig, a Centennial council member who has been volunteering in the busy Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder's office, says she is seeing a partisan tilt to the new registrants, coming from about 20 groups, in her county — a traditional Republican stronghold.
"I'm seeing very few Republicans," she said. "It's almost a 50/50 split so far between Democratic and unaffiliated voters.
"Is there a concerted effort to perpetuate fraud? No," she said. "But you have to remember, these folks are getting paid by the piece."
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