Vote fraud in Minnesota
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2006
Noncitizens vote
Five noncitizens were found to have voted in 2006. They were removed from the registration rolls. Three of the cases were referred to county attorneys for possible prosecution.[1]
2004
ACORN worker pleads guilty
An ACORN worker in 2004 was accused of forgery and failing to submit voter registration cards to proper authorities. He later pleaded guilty.[2]
U.S. attorney firings
Allegations were made in the Senate Judiciary Committee that U.S. Attorney Thomas Heffelfinger may have been on a list to be fired in March 2005[3][4] for reluctance to pursue issues related to voting and tribal ID cards in 2004.[5][6] Democrats claimed this was part of a Republican conspiracy to disenfranchise voters. Democrats said Republican claims of "voter fraud" were intended to depress voter turnout in favor of Republicans.[7]
2002
93 patrons use Gentlemen's Club for voting address
Strip-club owner Richard (Jake) Jacobson was acquitted in March 2007 on all voter fraud and forgery charges from 2002. Jacobson was charged with two felonies in Oct 2002 for recruiting 93 patrons, including dancers and others, to register to vote and list their residence to be the address of Jake's Gentlemen's Club. While jurors could not be reached for comment, there is some speculation jurors thought Jacobson thought he was following the law. [8]
References
- ↑ Star Tribune: Driver's license data will be used to stop voter fraud -- The Secretary of State's Office just learned it has the info needed to weed out noncitizens who might try to vote, Oct 18, 2008.
- ↑ Star Tribune: Voter registrations soar - New registrations are skyrocketing in Minnesota . An analysis of the numbers would appear to reflect an apparent edge for the Democrats, particularly at the presidential level. Oct 14, 2008.
- ↑ Star Tribune: Coleman joins call for Gonzales' ouster, May 18, 2007.
- ↑ Washington Post: Voter-Fraud Complaints by GOP Drove Dismissals, May 14, 2007.
- ↑ Star Tribune: Senate: Press hard on Minnesota angle - U.S. attorney firings look more and more partisan by the day, June 2, 2007.
- ↑ ACLU: Minnesota's Restrictive Voter Identification Rules Violate Federal Election Law, ACLU and Native American Groups Charge, Oct 27, 2004.
- ↑ Star Tribune: White House tried to politicize justice - If fired U.S. attorneys declined to play, did others go along?, March 14, 2007.
- ↑ Star Tribune: Strip-club owner not guilty of fraud- A jury acquitted him of felony charges that he tried to rig a 2002 Coates City Council election to keep his club open, March 15, 2007.
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