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The following are instances of voting fraud by the Republican party. | The following are instances of voting fraud by the Republican party. | ||
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| + | Robert Monroe, a supporter of [[Scott Walker]], was charged with 13 counts of election fraud for multiple voting (including via absentee ballots) in connection with the Wisconsin recall elections in 2012.<ref>http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/robert-monroe-voter-fraud-wisconsin</ref> | ||
==2010== | ==2010== | ||
Paul Schurick, aide to former Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich was convicted for placing automated phone calls to predominantly African-American Democratic voters at 6:00 pm on Election Day in 2010 telling them that the Democrats were successful and therefore should "relax" and "watch it on TV tonight".<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/06/us-crime-election-maryland-idUSTRE7B525I20111206</ref> | Paul Schurick, aide to former Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich was convicted for placing automated phone calls to predominantly African-American Democratic voters at 6:00 pm on Election Day in 2010 telling them that the Democrats were successful and therefore should "relax" and "watch it on TV tonight".<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/06/us-crime-election-maryland-idUSTRE7B525I20111206</ref> | ||
Revision as of 02:19, August 6, 2014
The following are instances of voting fraud by the Republican party.
2012
Robert Monroe, a supporter of Scott Walker, was charged with 13 counts of election fraud for multiple voting (including via absentee ballots) in connection with the Wisconsin recall elections in 2012.[1]
2010
Paul Schurick, aide to former Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich was convicted for placing automated phone calls to predominantly African-American Democratic voters at 6:00 pm on Election Day in 2010 telling them that the Democrats were successful and therefore should "relax" and "watch it on TV tonight".[2]