-Caveat Lector- Reports of multiple voting probed Marquette survey says 174 claim they voted more than once ASSOCIATED PRESS MILWAUKEE, Nov. 14 - The district attorney of Milwaukee County is investigating a report that scores of college students may have cast more than one presidential ballot. Wisconsin was one of the closest states in the presidential contest. According to unofficial results, Al Gore defeated George W. Bush by about 6,000 votes. THE MARQUETTE TRIBUNE, Marquette University's student newspaper, surveyed 1,000 students and said it found that 174 admitted voting more than once. The newspaper conducted the survey after state Republicans on Friday alleged voting irregularities, including claims that students at Marquette and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee voted more than once. Wisconsin was one of the closest states in the presidential contest. According to unofficial results, Al Gore defeated George W. Bush by about 6,000 votes. Milwaukee County District Attorney E. Michael McCann said his office is investigating the allegations, as well as reports that a Democratic Party volunteer gave homeless people cigarettes in exchange for votes, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. McCann did not return telephone messages Tuesday to The Associated Press. FOCUS OF INVESTIGATION McCann told the Journal Sentinel his investigators would concentrate on the multiple voting claims. "Our focus is on those areas first, because those allegations concern crimes," he said. "It is a felony to vote a second time." Under Wisconsin law, deliberately voting twice is punishable by up to 54 months in prison and a $10,000 fine. Of the 174 Marquette students who said they voted more than once, 95 said they cast absentee ballots from their home state and in Wisconsin, the Tribune said. The 79 others told the Tribune they voted more than once in Wisconsin. Those students included 13 who claimed they voted four or more times. © 2000 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om