SOS Williams Tells Rove He's OK and fires lawyer who tells truth

[Melissa G]

Williams: Rove did not request lawyer's dismissal


AUSTIN -- Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams said he spoke with presidential adviser Karl Rove before deciding to fire a lawyer quoted in a newspaper story about Rove's eligibility to vote in Texas _ but Rove did not ask him to do so.

"Karl called me. He had read the article and wanted to know if it was our stance" that his voter registration status in Texas might be in jeopardy, Williams said.


"I told him it wasn't and that the person who gave that opinion was not authorized to do so," said Williams, a longtime supporter of President Bush and a major GOP fundraiser.

Elizabeth Reyes, 30, was fired Sept. 6 from her position in Williams' office after being quoted in The Washington Post three days earlier. She said in the Post's story that it was possible vote fraud to register in a place where one does not actually live.

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[TheStates]

1. Who knows some voters in Kerr County Texas?

Its time for them to step up, and get in the ball to file a lawsuit against Rove for engaging in voter fraud. You don't use vapor votes in elections so why should Rove?

[Melissa G]

2. would be nice if someone stepped up....n/t

[kster]

3. Williams is a

"GIRL"....He should have told IDIOT (rove) to come and fire "Elizabeth Reyes" himself in person.

[Melissa G]

4. Rove probably got Williams appointed so the fix is likely in...

It would be good to know where this is permitted under state law..

more from the article...


Rove, who is White House deputy chief of staff, owns a house in Washington and recently built a home in Florida. But he claims as his voting residence two cottages associated with a bed-and-breakfast in Kerr County.

Williams said that such an arrangement is permitted under state law.

White House spokeswoman Erin Healey said Friday that Rove called the Texas secretary of state seeking clarification on the state's voting requirements.

"Karl's a friend of mine, so when he read something in the paper, he called," Williams said.

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Information from: The Dallas Morning News,