Does anyone Liberal, Progressive, or Democrat care??? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703932904574511612622116146.html
>>> Victor Negron, a campaign adviser for independent mayoral candidate Roberto >>> Feliz, a former director of Camden's public works department, says he's >>> shocked that more than fifteen times the normal number of voters are >>> casting absentee ballots in Camden this year. In the 2005, when the city's >>> voters voted for both governor and mayor on the same day, only 200 absentee >>> ballots were cast. This year, some 3,700 have already been received. At >>> least four voters have approached the Feliz campaign to complain that an >>> absentee ballot was sent to them without their permission or cast for them >>> without their understanding the documents they were signing. I spoke with >>> Uremia Rojas who reports that "a man with a clipboard knocked on my door >>> and had me sign something so I could vote by mail. I was skeptical but >>> signed and got a ballot. I never really wanted one." Says Mr. Negron: "We >>> believe this to be underhanded and a possibly illegal strategy by the >>> Democratic Party to undermine the civil rights of the residents of Camden." There are additional reports from Camden that Hispanic voters have been misled into voting absentee ballots. So-called bearers who are allowed to collect and carry absentee ballots are said to have encouraged voters to fill out applications for absentee ballots. A few days later, the bearers reportedly return with the actual ballots, which they offer "assistance" in filling out. Authorities in nearby Philadelphia know about such scams. In one infamous case, a key 1993 race that determined which party would control the Pennsylvania state senate was thrown out by a federal judge after massive evidence that hundreds of voters had been pressured into casting improper absentee ballots. Voters were told by "bearers" that it was all part of "la nueva forma de votar" -- the new way to vote. Local politicos tell me Philly operatives associated in the past with Acorn may now be advising their Jersey cousins on how to perform such vote harvesting. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
