The Voter Fraud That ‘Never Happens’ Keeps Coming Back

http://www.nationalreview.com/cor...-john-fund


Democrat Melowese Richardson has been an official poll worker for the last quarter century and registered thousands of people to vote last year. She candidly admitted to Cincinnati’s Channel 9 this week that she voted twice in the last election.

According to county documents, Richardson’s absentee ballot was accepted on Nov. 1, 2012 along with her signature. On Nov. 11, she told an official she also voted at a precinct because she was afraid her absentee ballot would not be counted in time.

“There’s absolutely no intent on my part to commit voter fraud,” said Richardson. . . .

The board’s documents also state that Richardson was allegedly disruptive and hid things from other poll workers on Election Day after another female worker reported she was intimidated by Richardson. . . .

During the investigation it was also discovered that her granddaughter, India Richardson, who was a first time voter in the 2012 election, cast two ballots in November.

Richardson insists she has done nothing wrong and promises to contest the charges: “I’ll fight it for Mr. Obama and for Mr. Obama’s right to sit as president of the United States.”






Why should the people not crack down on these fiends?

it's what they want.

touchy subject.... in before this one get deleted too.

well what the discussion usually breaks down to is - voter fraud does exist, but what's the cost/benefit to prevent it, and how effective would it be?

Requiring a valid I.D. and logging it in the system would help a lot.

oh, wait....

Quote from Krazen1211 : “There’s absolutely no intent on my part to commit voter fraud,” said Richardson. . . .

I wonder if she managed to keep a straight face when she said that.

So we have some dipshit who voted twice, was caught and is being prosecuted. Isn't that how this is supposed to work?

Now if Obama won by only 1 vote, i'd see a problem. But even if this happened a 1,000 times (which isn't even remotely possible), it still wouldn't have an impact.


And YES, if we started NOW to implement voter ID laws in accordance with a system designed to make sure people are given enough time to ensure they're registered, lets do it. But pushing it through right before a major election is bullshit.

Number of people turned away or not voting because of ID laws > number of voters fraudulently voting

Pres. Bush the first even used the ridiculous "voter fraud" argument as a reason for not signing the Motor Voter bill, which lets people register to vote when they get their driver's licenses. The GOP just doesn't want to allow a fair fight anymore by letting people participate in elections. It's the same reason they seek to stamp out or shorten early voting. Pathetic.

Quote from roughnready : Number of people turned away or not voting because of ID laws > number of voters fraudulently voting Pres. Bush the first even used the ridiculous "voter fraud" argument as a reason for not signing the Motor Voter bill, which lets people register to vote when they get their driver's licenses. The GOP just doesn't want to allow a fair fight anymore by letting people participate in elections. It's the same reason they seek to stamp out or shorten early voting. Pathetic.

What a bunch of nonsense. The Indiana Democratic party produced 0 such persons in a court of law.

Pathetic.

Quote from politicaljunkie : So we have some dipshit who voted twice, was caught and is being prosecuted. Isn't that how this is supposed to work? Now if Obama won by only 1 vote, i'd see a problem. But even if this happened a 1,000 times (which isn't even remotely possible), it still wouldn't have an impact. And YES, if we started NOW to implement voter ID laws in accordance with a system designed to make sure people are given enough time to ensure they're registered, lets do it. But pushing it through right before a major election is bullshit.

The bulk of voter ID laws have been passed several months before a major election.

The left wing spent those several months whining like babies, and then turned around and claimed it was 'right before a major election'.

Quote from empiretc : it's what they want. touchy subject.... in before this one get deleted too.

Well, the Democratic party has a history of cheating.


http://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/19...enate.html

Judge Newcomer ruled that the Democratic campaign of William G. Stinson had stolen the election from Bruce S. Marks in North Philadelphia's Second Senatorial District through an elaborate fraud in which hundreds of residents were encouraged to vote by absentee ballot even though they had no legal reason -- like a physical disability or a scheduled trip outside the city -- to do so.

Quote from Krazen1211 : Why should the people not crack down on these fiends?

Yeah, they should charge her twice.

OP, the entire thread is a straw man. I can't recall anyone ever claiming that voter fraud doesn't happen or "never happens."

Rather, voter impersonation is virtually nonexistent, and is the only type of fraud that would be affected by voter ID laws.

I feel like everyone in TP must know this by now, but maybe it's just more fun for some to tilt at windmills.

well that's one. if you guys can find 3476774 examples of this, you may be right about this being an "issue".

Quote from Krazen1211 : Well, the Democratic party has a history of cheating.

And for turning a blind eye... Acorn, Black Panthers outside of polling places, etc....

People would scream bloody murder if it was a republican candidate.

Quote from Krazen1211 : What a bunch of nonsense. The Indiana Democratic party produced 0 such persons in a court of law.

That's not really the issue.

Quote : The bulk of voter ID laws have been passed several months before a major election.

Voter suppression is voter suppression whenever it happens. There is a long and storied history of it happening in our republic. Voter fraud, on the other hand, not so much.

Quote from skiman : Yeah, they should charge her twice. OP, the entire thread is a straw man. I can't recall anyone ever claiming that voter fraud doesn't "never happens." Rather, voter impersonation is virtually nonexistent, and is the only type of fraud that would be affected by voter ID laws. I feel like everyone in TP must know this by now, but maybe it's just more fun for some to tilt at windmills.

Is there even any evidence that this woman misrepresented who she was when she voted in person? The OP cite does not say.

Quote from OP cite : Well, lightning is suddenly all over Cincinnati, Ohio. The Hamilton County Board of Elections is investigating 19 possible cases of alleged voter fraud that occurred when Ohio was a focal point of the 2012 presidential election. A total of 19 voters and nine witnesses are part of the probe.

And it does not even say they involved voter impersonation.