Recent Vote Fraud Cases
Indiana- 04.29.08
The Howard County Election Board will reject more than 500 absentee ballot applications because they were filled out by officials with the United Auto Workers Union. State law prohibits anyone from giving out a pre-filled in absentee ballot application. According to County Clerk Mona Myers, parts of the applications were filled out in advance, including designations for which party ballot was being requested in the May 6 primary election, the type of ballot, and the reason for requesting an absentee ballot. More
Indiana- 04.28.08
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 to uphold Indiana’s law requiring voters to show a government-issued photo ID before casting a ballot. The law "is amply justified by the valid interest in protecting 'the integrity and reliability of the electoral process,'" Justice John Paul Stevens said in the lead opinion that was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Anthony Kennedy. More
Tennessee- 04.24.08
Vancey Voorhies, a former Davidson County poll official accused of voting illegally, struck a deal with District Attorney General Torry Johnson's office that will allow her to keep her voting rights. Voorhies was indicted on charges of voting twice in the Metro general election last August. More
South Carolina- 04.17.08
Circuit Judge J. Michael Baxley ordered a new election to replace Atlantic Beach’s Nov. 6 mayoral race. Mayor Irene Armstrong and challenger Retha Pierce filed petitions in circuit court appealing the outcome of the November election, in which Pierce defeated Armstrong by one vote. More
Indiana- 04.14.08
The Indiana Attorney General reported Monday that two public safety officials have pleaded guilty to crimes related to the 2003 East Chicago Democratic primary election. East Chicago firefighter Demetreos Hasapis, 44, pleaded guilty in Lake Criminal Court to unauthorized entry at the polls and was sentenced to a suspended 60-day sentence at the Lake County Jail, with 60 days of probation. More
Missouri - 04.12.08
Joel Neal of St. Louis faces up to five years in prison after admitting that he used his dead mother’s absentee ballot to vote in the February election. Neal pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court to election fraud. More
California - 04.09.08
On Tuesday, Devon Derrel Goodlow from Acampo pleaded guilty in San Joaquin County Superior Court to vote fraud charges. In 2006, Goodlow registered voters under the fictitious name of Felix Atuna. He was hired to register voters for the Proposition 84 campaign and decided to ease the process by making up the names of voters by the box load, according to San Joaquin County Registrar Austin Erdman. More
Missouri- 04.02.08
Eight employees of the Association of Community Reform Organizations Now (ACORN) have pleaded guilty to federal election fraud for submitting false registration cards for the 2006 election, authorities said Wednesday. Catherine Hanaway, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, said the employees submitted cards with false addresses and names, and forged signatures. More
Indiana- 04.01.08
Attorney General Steve Carter has announced that his office is joining an investigation into alleged absentee vote fraud in last year’s Jeffersonville Democrat mayoral primary. The Attorney General said in a press release that he was asked to join the investigation by Ron Simpson, the Harrison County special prosecutor assigned to investigate the allegations.More
Illinois- 03.25.08
Anish Eapen, ward superintendent for Alderman Bernard Stone (50th), was indicted Monday for allegedly using his badge and business cards to manipulate absentee votes in two hotly contested elections. Eapen and Armando Ramos were indicted on multiple counts of absentee ballot violations and mutilation of election materials, according to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office. More
 
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