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>https://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>https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/06/us-crime-election-maryland-idUSTRE7B525I20111206</ref> |