Arizona Democratic Party alleges voter fraud

[SargeUNN]

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The state Democratic Party is alleging possible voter fraud in what it called a scheme to undermine its candidates by recruiting "sham" Green Party hopefuls.

In a complaint filed late Monday, the party seeks an investigation by federal, state and county law-enforcement officials.


The complaint names Rep. Jim Weiers, R-Phoenix; Steve May, a Republican candidate for the Legislature; and a House Republican staffer as complicit in an effort to register at least a half-dozen people as Green Party members so they could run as write-in candidates in last week's primary election.

Republicans accused of the ploy denied any wrongdoing.

Under state election law, it only takes one write-in vote for a person to qualify as a Green candidate on the Nov. 2 general-election ballot.

The newly minted Green candidates have been disavowed by the Arizona Green Party and are running in races in which Democrats are believed to be competitive. Those races include secretary of state, treasurer, Arizona Corporation Commission and several legislative contests in swing districts.

A Green candidate is believed to be attractive to Democrat-leaning voters and could pull votes away from Democrats, which would benefit Republicans. That was evident two years ago in a legislative race in which a Green candidate drew enough votes to, in the Democrats' eyes, deny Rep. Jackie Thrasher's re-election bid.



Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2010/08/31/20100831arizona-democratic-party-voter-fraud.html#ixzz0yCBKzT4r

[meow mix]

1. is believed to be?

or just is.

wouldnt be a problem if conservative republicans didnt control our party entirely

[Kalyke]

2. Is that voter fraud or election fraud.

I would think election fraud.

Voter fraud is when Ann Coulter votes in a district where she doesn't live.