Ivy J. Sellers
Human
Events
Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Not surprisingly, there's been cases of voter fraud
reported across the country today, with more pouring in by the hour.
Here's a rundown of the reports gathered so far, with the states appearing
in alphabetical.
Of note are problems in tight races such as Corker vs. Ford in Tennessee,
Stabenow vs. Bouchard in Michigan, and Talent vs. McCaskill in Missouri.
Florida:
Hundreds Of Voters In Volusia And Osceola Counties Were Given The Wrong
Ballots. -- Local 6 Website, "Hundreds Get Wrong Ballots In Central
Florida," Local6.com, 11/7/06, Accessed 11/7/06
Hawaii:
Six Polling Places Failed To Open On Time Because Precinct Chairs Or
Managers Were Late Or Did Not Show Up. -- "Six Hawaii Polling Places
Fail To Open On Time," The Associated Press, 11/7/06
Indiana:
In Delaware County, Computer Errors Prevented Voting In 75 Precincts;
Voting Extended To 8:40 P.M., Instead Of Scheduled 6 P.M. Close. --
Cliff Brunt, "Early Voting Problems In At Least 2 Indiana Counties,"
The Associated Press, 11/7/06
Poll Workers Forgot How To Start Touch-Screen Machines In Marion County;
Paper Ballots Used Instead. -- Cliff Brunt, "Early Voting Problems
In At Least 2 Indiana Counties," The Associated Press, 11/7/06
Kentucky:
Jefferson County Poll Worker Was Arrested And Charged With Assault After
Allegedly Choking And Pushing Voter Out The Door. -- "Ky. Poll
Worker Charged With Assault," The Associated Press, 11/7/06
Maryland:
Some Polling Places Opened Half An Hour Late In Baltimore City. -- Stephen
Manning, "Md. Officials Report Primary Voting Problems Appear Fixed,"
The Associated Press, 11/7/06
Michigan:
Senate Candidate Mike Bouchard's Website Was Hacked And Shut Down On
Election Day. -- Bouchard For U.S. Senate, "Hackers Shut Down Bouchard
Campaign Website On Election Day," Press Release, 11/7/06
Minnesota:
Windows Of Rep. Gil Gutknecht's (R-MN) Office Were Smeared With Broken
Eggs. -- "U.S. Rep. Gutknecht's Office Hit With Broken Eggs,"
The Associated Press, 11/7/06
Missouri:
Claire McCaskill And ACORN Plan Election Night Rally At Same Location;
ACORN Workers Have Been Indicted For Fraud And Accused Of Illegally
Campaigning For McCaskill. -- Missouri Republican Party, "McCaskill,
Proposition B Supporters Share Venue: A Coincidence? We Think Not,"
Press Release, 11/7/06
Montana:
Voters Have Been Receiving Calls From People Identifying Themselves
As Being Associated With Montana Democrats; Callers Falsely Claimed
That Voters Are On Record Requesting Absentee Ballots And Must Cast
Provisional Ballots That Will Be Open To Challenge If They Attempt To
Vote In Person. -- Montana Republican Party, "MT GOP Files Motion
To Stop Democrat's Calls," Press Release, 11/6/06; Secretary Of
State Brad Johnson, "Don't Believe The Calls -- Voting Is Easy
And Your Right," Press Release, 11/6/06
New Jersey:
About 25 Machines Failed To Work Properly In Irvington, East Orange,
Montclair, Newark And West Orange In Essex County. -- Tom Hester Jr.,
"NJ Voting Machine Woes Reported, But No Major Problems,"
The Associated Press, 11/7/06
Vandals Attacked Kean For Senate Headquarters, Chaining Closed The Entrance
And Braking Off Keys In Door Entrances. -- Kean For U.S. Senate, "Vandals
Strike Kean Campaign," Press Release, 11/7/06
Ohio:
Columbus Polling Location Opened Late Because Of A Break-In At The School
Where The Precinct Is Located. -- Connie Mabin, "Long Lines, Problems
With Voting Machines Reported Across Ohio," The Associated Press,
11/7/06
Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia 19th Ward Democrat Leader Carlos Matos Said There Is No
Need For GOP Poll Watchers In His Ward, Since Everyone Is A Democrat.
-- Pennsylvania Republican Party, "In Case You Missed It ..."
Press Release, 11/7/06
Democrat Campaign Literature Was Found In Philadelphia Polling Places.
(Pennsylvania Republican Party, "In Case You Missed It ..."
-- Press Release, 11/7/06
Programming Errors On Voting Machines In Lebanon County Forced County
To Extend Voting By An Hour To 9 P.M. -- Genaro C. Armas, "Early
'Minor Glitches' Reported With New Voting Machines," The Associated
Press, 11/7/06
Supporters Of Joe Sestak Defaced Store And Overpass With Anti-Curt Weldon
Graffiti, Spray-Painting Weldon's Name With A Communist Hammer And Sickle.
-- Rep. Curt Weldon For Congress, "Sestak Supporters Sink To New
Low With Defacement Of Private, Public Property," Press Release,
11/7/06
Technical Glitches Prevented Voters From Casting Ballots In At Least
13 Voting Locations. -- KDKA Website, "Voters Experiencing Difficulty
With New Machines," KDKA.com, 11/7/06, Accessed 11/7/06
Tennessee:
Three Poll Workers Charged With Faking Votes From Dead People To Elect
Ophelia Ford, Rep. Harold Ford's Aunt, To TN State Senate, Are Scheduled
To Appear In Court On Election Day. -- Marc Perrusquia, "Dead-Voter
Scandal Rears Its Ugly Head," The [Memphis] Commercial Appeal,
11/7/06
Shelby County Election Commissioners Claimed Voters Likely Walked Off
With Smartcards Used To Activate Voting Machines. -- Brooke Sanders,
"Election Commission Says Voters Walked Off With Smart Cards,"
WMCTV.com, 11/6/06
Voter Used Identity Of Person Who Died In 2003 To Cast A Ballot During
Early Voting In Shelby County, TN. -My Fox Memphis Website, "Accusations
Of Voter Fraud Surface," www.myfoxmemphis.com , 11/6/06, Accessed
11/7/06
Utah:
Utah County Poll Workers Failed To Properly Encode Cards To Activate
Touch-Screen Ballots. -- Anick Jesdanun, "Poll Workers Struggle
With Vote Machines," The Associated Press, 11/7/06
