Vote Fraud

Talking Points Memo Wanna see Karl Rove explain where the vote fraud hotspots are across the country and how many US Attorneys from those hotspots got canned We dug up the video of an April 7th 2006 speech Rove gave to the Republican National Lawyers Association in which Rove gives a run-down of six vote fraud hotspots.

Talking Points Memo Yesterday we showed you Karl Roves speech about the hotspots of vote fraud around the country. See it here if you didnt catch it yesterday. Today we look at just where Rove was getting his information. Hint it has something to do with sock-puppeteer John Lott

Talking Points Memo A Pittsburgh lawyer asks a good question The Bush administrations efforts to use an obscure provision of the Patriot Act to replace U.S. attorneys it deemed too vigorous in investigating Republican officials too slow in indicting Democratic public officials or too reluctant to investigate voter

"county uncovers voter fraud plot"
Election Law See this story from Houston. Does anyone know if Texas permits the payment to bounty hunters by the piece for turned-in registration forms If so that rather than any scheme to actually vote in the election appears the more likely

Study: feds prosecuted only 38 cases of voter fraud between 2002-05, 14 were thrown out
Think Progress In today8217s Washington Post columnist Harold Meyerson highlights a little-noted study on the politics of voting fraud published in March by Lorraine Minnite a political science professor at Columbia University for a group called Project Vote. The study 8220makes unmistakably clear8221

Fraud accounts sweep canvass sites (inq7.net)
MANILA Philippines Accounts of fraud and cheating are sweeping canvassing sites in the provinces raising doubts over a Commission on Elections statement declaring a successful handling of the elections.

Arroyo: victory of local allies ‘vote for stability, reform’ (inq7.net)
MANILA Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday hailed the victories of an overwhelming majority of congressmen and local government officials sympathetic to the administration as a vote for political stability and economic reform.

Philippines investigates claims of election fraud (gulf times)
MANILA The Philippines said yesterday it would probe claims of vote fraud after national elections marred by violence and stolen ballots with up to 100000 people unable to participate in the polls.

Philippine leader confident of allies' win in mid-term vote (earthtimes.org)
Manila- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Wednesday expressed confidence her allies would win most of the posts up for grabs in recently concluded mid-term elections which have been marred by violence and fraud allegations. Vote counti

Philippines violence, fraud and killings mar elections - asia news (asianews.it)
Asia News PHILIPPINES Violence fraud and killings mar elections philippines national local elections house of representatives senate vote-buying vote-selling corruption violence threats pampanga paciano aniceto Despite tight police supervision over national and local elections more than 120 people die in election-related violence including 60 candidates.

Vote fraud story archive - roanoke.com
Appalachia. Ex-mayor sentenced in election fraud case - Thursday February 01 2007 Prosecution in Appalachia comes at a special price - Thursday February 01 2007 Appalachias ex-mayor convicted

Senate democrats plan no-confidence vote on gonzales (fox news)
Senate Democrats plan to seek a no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales over the firings of U.S. attorneys.

U.s. attorneys: senate prepares for a no-confidence vote on gonzales (mcclatchy washington bureau)
The Senate moved Thursday to schedule a no-confidence vote on embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as new details surfaced suggesting that at least 30 federal prosecutors were targeted for firing nearly one-third of the nations 93 U.S. attorneys.

Bayan muna cries party-list fraud (inq7.net)
MANILA Philippines -- Four days after the elections with the bulk of electoral fraud complaints coming out of Mindanao the Bayan Muna party-list group has sent a team to the region to verify reports administration candidates had shut out the opposition in Maguindanao province.

No-confidence vote on gonzales sought (ap via yahoo! news)
Senate Democrats plan to seek a no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales over accusations that he carried out President Bushs political agenda at the expense of the Justice Departments independence they said Thursday.

Dems seek no-confidence vote on gonzales (usa today)
Two Senate Democrats said Thursday they will seek a no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales over accusations that he carried out President Bushs political agenda at the expense of the Justice Departments independence.

Turnout low, fraud alleged as algeria awaits election outcome
Japan Today - Turnout as many expected was lower than in the previous vote five years earlier for the National Peoples Assembly in a fledgling democracy where power remains concentrated in the hands of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Barely one in three of the

On native ground
American Reporter - American history is littered with vote fraud wrote Kennedy. but instead of learning from our shameful past and cleaning up the system we have allowed the problem to get worse. If the last two elections have taught us anything it is this The