Make Sure You Have Valid Photo ID!

[buttslinger]

The spirit of Ronald Reagan is alive and well.... "Never let the facts get in the way of a good story"

[Faldur]

[onmyknees]

LMAO.....So let me get this straight.....The same folks who can't get the active military absentee ballots out to our Armed Forces in time, are going to check the felony status of incarcerated voters after they submit thier ballots? That's rich ! Give 'em all ballots and someone will sort it out........
And why not....convicted felons seem to be an important part of the democratic constituency. Ask Acorn.


Dane Co. Sheriff Says He Won’t Stop Felon Voters

Sheriff Dave Mahoney, Photo Credit: Capitol Times

By: Brian Sikma
In a battleground state where voter fraud has been an issue in previous presidential elections, one leading county sheriff is saying his office won’t stop ineligible felon voters from casting a ballot. An internal memo from the Dane County Sheriff’s Office instructed deputies and other staff assigned to the county jail to facilitate the absentee ballot requests of inmates. Sent from Lt. Mark Twombly, the memo specifically instructed law enforcement officials to not check on the felony status of inmates and to help everyone vote regardless of their criminal record. In Wisconsin an individual serving jail time for a felony or under parole or supervision for a felony may not cast a ballot.
Checking on whether or not an inmate is a felon would require a quick and simple check of the county law enforcement’s computer system. “It is going to be up to their polling location to research whether they are allowed to vote based on their criminal record, not the DCSO [Dane County Sheriff's Office],”Twombly wrote in a memo distributed to staff.
The decision by the sheriff’s office to ignore felon status for inmate voters means that law enforcement officials will not be working to prevent further legal violations on the part of those in their custody.
During an in-studio radio interview with a Madison talk show host on Monday, Sheriff Dave Mahoney attacked the whistleblower deputy and the Milwaukee talk show host who blogged about an e-mail the deputy sent him. Mahoney called the whistleblower and talk show host “unethical” and said he couldn’t believe one of his officers would release the internal memo. The sheriff suggested that the deputy acted in an unprofessional fashion.
Mahoney vigorously denied that his office is facilitating possible voter fraud. “Absolutely not, we are not,” he told the radio show host. But by not checking an inmate’s potential felony status, Mahoney is shifting his own responsibility to enforce the law on to municipal clerks. In the aftermath of Wisconsin’s hyper-intense political season of the past 18 months, many local clerks’ offices are worn down.
When Mahoney does not enforce the law in his own jail it adds a burden to the workloads of strained municipal clerks.
An official with the Madison City Clerk’s office told Media Trackers that it was possible for the office to check a list of those who request absentee ballots against the State Voter Registration Service. The SVRS is run by the Government Accountability Board, which attempts to cross-reference the database with Department of Corrections’ records.
The GAB came under scrutiny lately after it was found that the board, which serves as the top election oversight agency in the state, missed an important federal deadline for mailing absentee ballots to oversees voters, including military personnel from Wisconsin.
According to the Madison Clerk’s office, if a voter is listed as inactive at a particular address the absentee ballot will not be mailed. Newly registered voters who ask for absentee ballots immediately after registering are not immediately a part of the voter database system the clerk’s office said.
Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus told Media Trackers that if a crosscheck of absentee requests against the state voter file turns up an inactive registration, clerks in her area would not send an absentee ballot. This assumes that the state database is always up to date.
In defending his decision to let potential voter fraud slip through, Mahoney said his present policy does not differ from that of previous sheriffs in Dane County. Mahoney has suffered repeated criticism from conservatives for his ongoing unwillingness to enforce the law on liberal protesters who harass and intimidate political opponents and staff in and around the state capitol in downtown Madison.
Dane County is the second most populous county in the state and has the highest proportional percentage of Democratic voters.
Lt. Twombly, the author of the memo prohibiting Sheriff’s Office officials from enforcing state election law, signed a petition to recall Governor Scott Walker from office.
The Dane County Sheriff may insist that his office does not have a role in enforcing election law, but local law enforcement officials around the state have been involved in enforcement efforts before. Earlier this year the Racine County Sheriff’s Department was called upon to investigate allegations of suspect election activities related to the June recall election. During the 2004 presidential campaign the Milwaukee Police Department played an active role in enforcing election laws.

[trish]

Yet the new voter laws only address in-person voter fraud which demonstrably never happens but in a blue moon. At the same time these laws disenfranchise millions of legitimate voters. Don't be one of them. Get your documentation. Help your family, friends and neighbors get theirs and vote.

[buttslinger]

Ohio Republicans announced today they're ready to go all the way to the Supreme Court to outlaw early voting in their state.
Get me Roberts on the phone.

Vegas oddsmakers had Romney with a 15% chance of winning the election last week, this week it's up to 30%
Would some of you Republicans put some cash down on Mitt? I need a new car.

And don't worry, when Obama wins everyone is still allowed to send four or five grand a year to Rich People. They need your help to create jobs.

Help Chloe save Big Bird. VOTE

[Prospero]

Voter fraud?

[Faldur]

Not sure of the "1 in 1mil" portion of that Prosp. 2008 state wide election in Minnesota, 1,099 ineligible voters, (felons), cast ballots. Thats 1,099 out of 2.9mil. Voter fraud is very real, not sure id is the solution. But definitely not something to scoff at. No matter which side your on. Both sides would sell their young children to get elected.

[trish]

... 2008 state wide election in Minnesota, 1,099 ineligible voters, (felons), cast ballots.

Not true. Indeed it's a lie. It has been alleged that 1099 etc., but the State only found enough evidence to bring 243 to trial and of those won only 66 convictions, none of which (as far as I'm aware) was for in-person voter fraud which is the only type of fraud targeted by the GOP laws. As Pennsylvania republican Turzai says, the new voter ID laws are designed to suppress the democratic vote and put Romney in the White House.

Whoever your choice, make sure your vote isn't suppressed. Get your papers, help your family, friends and neighbors get theirs and then vote.

[trish]

Usually, I just respond to other people's threads, but there's something important that needs addressed.

If you live in Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Lousiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Dakota or Tennessee and want to vote this year, make sure you have current valid photo ID, as it is now required in these states. Make sure your friends and family have ID as well.

This is especially critical if you live in one of these states that could go either way in this year's election. (Let's face it, we already know how Georgia, Kansas and Tennessee will be voting)

Also, if you live in Florida, make sure you are still registered to vote. They've been purging people from the rolls for political reasons.

Pass it along.

(Yes, this should probably go in the politics forum, but who actually goes there?)

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[onmyknees]

Uh-oh....Another O'keefe Vid this time from an actual employee of the DNC......but at least her heart was in the right place !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=q_iJfnbMzI0#!


Got a new campaign slogan for you Trish...."We're glad Brietbart is dead and GM is in debt".