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| | ==2012== | | ==2012== |
| | ===Florida=== | | ===Florida=== |
| − | ====Joe Garcia Staffer=== | + | ====Joe Garcia Staffer==== |
| | The Chief of Staff for Democrat Rep. Joe Garcia resigned in June 2013 for his role in a voter fraud scheme whereby hundreds of absentee ballots were fraudulently submitted. The fraud occurred in an election where Garcia defeated Republican candidate David Rivera.<ref>(2013, June 2). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/02/top-staffer-for-florida-democratic-rep-resigns-amid-voting-fraud-probe Top staffer for Florida Democratic Rep. Garcia resigns amid voting fraud probe]. Associated Press.<br>Prill, K. (2013, July 17). [http://www.nrcc.org/2013/07/17/democrat-hush-money-over-voter-fraud-scandal-in-florida Democrat Hush Money Over Voter Fraud Scandal in Florida?]. National Republican Campaign Committee.</ref> | | The Chief of Staff for Democrat Rep. Joe Garcia resigned in June 2013 for his role in a voter fraud scheme whereby hundreds of absentee ballots were fraudulently submitted. The fraud occurred in an election where Garcia defeated Republican candidate David Rivera.<ref>(2013, June 2). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/02/top-staffer-for-florida-democratic-rep-resigns-amid-voting-fraud-probe Top staffer for Florida Democratic Rep. Garcia resigns amid voting fraud probe]. Associated Press.<br>Prill, K. (2013, July 17). [http://www.nrcc.org/2013/07/17/democrat-hush-money-over-voter-fraud-scandal-in-florida Democrat Hush Money Over Voter Fraud Scandal in Florida?]. National Republican Campaign Committee.</ref> |
| | + | ====Fake Letters==== |
| | + | Florida Republican voters statewide received letters postmarked from Seattle saying they weren't eligible to vote.<ref>(2012, October 24). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/23/fake-voter-registration-letters-raise-alarm-in-florida-with-early-voting-set-to Fake voter registration letters raise alarm in Florida with early voting set to begin]. FOX News.</ref> |
| | + | ===New York=== |
| | + | Democratic voter fraud in NY led to multiple guilty pleas from Democratic election officials. |
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| − | Florida Republican voters statewide received letters saying they weren't eligible to vote.
| + | "Former Troy Democratic City Clerk William McInerney, Democratic Councilman John Brown, and Democratic political operatives Anthony Renna and Anthony DeFiglio have entered guilty pleas in the case, in which numerous signatures were allegedly forged on absentee ballots in the 2009 Working Families Party primary, the political party that was associated with the now-defunct community group, ACORN."<ref>Huston, W.T. [http://www.truethevote.org/news/eighth-democrat-named-in-new-york-vote-fraud-probe Eighth Democrat Named in New York Vote Fraud Probe]. True the Vote.</ref> |
| − | | + | ===Massachusetts=== |
| − | http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/23/fake-voter-registration-letters-raise-alarm-in-florida-with-early-voting-set-to/
| + | A state representative for the Democratic Party, Stephen Smith of Everett, Massachusetts, resigned in December for forging absentee ballots.<ref>(2012, December 20). [http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/mass-democrat-admits-absentee-voter-fraud Mass. Democrat Admits Absentee Voter Fraud]. TPM.</ref> According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, "For those absentee ballots issued to unaware voters, one or more government officials assisted Smith in intercepting the ballots prior to their delivery to the voters’ addresses, and those ballots were cast for the unaware voters."<ref>(2012, December 20). [http://www.fbi.gov/boston/press-releases/2012/massachusetts-state-representative-stephen-smith-agrees-to-plead-guilty-to-voter-fraud-charges Massachusetts State Representative Stephen Smith Agrees to Plead Guilty to Voter Fraud Charges]. FBI. Boston Division.</ref> |
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| − | -Democratic voter fraud in NY leads to multiple guilty pleas from Democratic election officials.
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| − | "Former Troy Democratic City Clerk William McInerney, Democratic Councilman John Brown, and Democratic political operatives Anthony Renna and Anthony DeFiglio have entered guilty pleas in the case, in which numerous signatures were allegedly forged on absentee ballots in the 2009 Working Families Party primary, the political party that was associated with the now-defunct community group, ACORN." | |
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| − | -A Massachusetts state representative for the Democratic Party resigned in December for voter fraud.
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| − | http://www.fbi.gov/boston/press-releases/2012/massachusetts-state-representative-stephen-smith-agrees-to-plead-guilty-to-voter-fraud-charges | |
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| | -Melowese Richardson, an Ohio Democratic poll worker one of 3 charged with voter fraud. | | -Melowese Richardson, an Ohio Democratic poll worker one of 3 charged with voter fraud. |