Arizona's John Enright
When Republican officials nationwide launched an aggressive voter-suppression campaign in advance of the 2012 elections, they did so under the dubious auspices of "voter fraud." The tactics are necessary, the GOP said, not to rig elections, but to protect the integrity of the process.
The problem, of course, is that actual, real-world voter fraud is exceptionally rare, as even most proponents of voter-suppression efforts are willing to admit. But I'm curious: why is it that when legitimate examples come to light, they always seem to come from one party?
A Pinal County supervisor candidate has withdrawn from the race in the wake of voter-fraud allegations involving a former companion who, records show, has continued to vote by absentee ballot in the five years since her death.
John Enright, 66, had been seeking the Republican nomination for county supervisor of District 5, an area that includes Apache Junction and Gold Canyon.
Enright ended his candidacy last week, but his written statement failed to explain why he allegedly has been voting by absentee ballot for his former girlfriend.
It's also worth noting that voter-ID laws -- the preferred Republican method of cracking down on fraud -- wouldn't have prevented the kind of scheme Enright allegedly used in Arizona.
The news comes on the heels of Republican Charlie White, the former Indiana secretary of state, who was convicted earlier this year of several felonies, including voter fraud. (His crimes also wouldn't have been prevented by voter-ID laws.)
So, congratulations Republicans, we now have some actual examples of genuine voter fraud. Whether the GOP tries to use these examples to justify voter-ID laws is up to them.
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Dracula , though very vain, could never see himself in the mirror thus leaving him to paint his own self-portrait with no clue of who he was!
You should receive the Bram Stoker award!
Doesn't matter. Faux Fake and BS Gnewz will post his picture and put a "D" behind it as usual so the teapubs will believe the dems did it and that's why we need voter ID.
Haven't heard of a voting fraud yet this year that wasn't perpetrated by a Republican. have you?
Looking for things to accuse the Democrats, the GOP merely have to review things they are doing. With their conspiracy-minded campaign they can twist their own base ideals into something they imagine they can sell to their own sheeple as the gospel. Who is more afraid of a thief than a thief?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has great article today on PA's screwed up voter suppression. It's at http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/state/prominent-names-on-list-of-voters-with-faulty-id-647059/
Don't forget about the GOTP guy that registered his dog so it could vote. Funny he's from New Mexico - must be something about the midwest....
http://www.koat.com/Man-Could-Be-Charged-For-Registering-His-Dog-To-Vote/-/9154444/9707264/-/lat3ao/-/index.html
Zora
Good but New Mexico is in the Southwest not the Midwest. However NM shares a border and mentality with Arizona... which explains a lot!
Republicans are bereft of ideas. Cheating is the only option. It's how we ended up with Bush. Wouldn't you know he was so disastrous republicans have amnesia about the guy. Until they admit he was awful they'll have no credibility.
First, Republicans, invent a problem: VOTER FRAUD
Then practice until you get the concept down pat.
Then accuse the other side of doing what you are doing (voter fraud) and claim it's a nationwide problem.
Then, for good measure, add gerrymandering and changing the laws so Republican candidates who can, essentially, just phone it in are GUARANTEED to win regardless of the will of the voters. And don't forget, rigging voter machines to vote Republican.
VOTER FRAUD? What voter fraud?