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Rose Siding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-12-04 08:30 PM
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Hello Oregon! Big Trouble Here!!!
Voter Registrations Trashed

(Oct. 12) -- Employees of a private voter registration company allege that hundreds, perhaps thousands of voters who may think they are registered will be rudely surprised on election day. The company claims hundreds of registration forms were thrown in the trash.
Anyone who has recently registered or re-registered to vote outside a mall or grocery store or even government building may be affected.

The I-Team has obtained information about an alleged widespread pattern of potential registration fraud aimed at democrats. Thee focus of the story is a private registration company called Voters Outreach of America, AKA America Votes.

The out-of-state firm has been in Las Vegas for the past few months, registering voters. It employed up to 300 part-time workers and collected hundreds of registrations per day, but former employees of the company say that Voters Outreach of America only wanted Republican registrations.

Two former workers say they personally witnessed company supervisors rip up and trash registration forms signed by Democrats.
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The landlord says Voters Outreach was evicted for non-payment of rent. Another source said the company has now moved on to Oregon where it is once again registering voters.

http://www.klas-tv.com/global/story.asp?s=2421595&ClientType=Printable

A call to local media, the local dems or law enforcement wouldn't be out of line, I think?
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jimshoes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-12-04 08:40 PM
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1. If the shitheads even get a slap
on the wrist I'll be surprised. They should be charged with something involving jail time. This has gone beyond the realm of pranks anymore and is treachery at the very least and treasonous at worst.
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Rose Siding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-12-04 08:56 PM
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2. Whatever happens to them, they have to be stopped now
If they are still doing this, right now in OR, they have to be called on it.
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Syncronaut Seven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-12-04 10:14 PM
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3. Our DA can go after the "little people"
I believe such a deliberate act would be a felony. Conspiracy to commit such acts would clearly be a felony. Arraigning it over the phone or email would certainly be enough to bring in the FBI for interstate wire fraud.

What, do the citizens need to start making arrests? I know If Someone did that in my presence I'd personally hog tie & sit on them until the press & the cops showed up.

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tmooses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-12-04 11:12 PM
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4. This gives me a sick feeling.....
that Florida in 2000 was only the beginning and this year could be much worse all across the country. Today is the last day to register here
and who knows how many demo ballots have been tossed by this right wing group. We need to know what this scumbag group has done here in Oregon.
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0rganism Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-12-04 11:46 PM
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5. Bill Bradbury is not going to let this slide, no sirree
Edited on Wed Oct-13-04 12:19 AM by 0rganism
He's an honest and fair man, but also loyal party man. He will put these worthless barnacles at the top of his Shit List if they try to pull anything, make no mistake.

http://www.sos.state.or.us/executive/who/bill.htm

Send email to the SoS office: oregon.sos@state.or.us
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-13-04 12:57 AM
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6. I'm checking it
I think I may know someone who worked for these clowns. Registration closed today, so hopefully he'll be more available. I'm pretty sure it was just a job to him, no loyalty to the party or anything. So hopefully I can get the full scoop.
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