Florida Voter Registration Issues Involving GOP Vendor Spread Statewide

[TroyD]

09/28/12 05:14 PM ET EDT

AP

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — What first appeared to be an isolated problem in one Florida county has now spread statewide, with election officials in at least seven counties informing prosecutors or state election officials about questionable voter registration forms filled out on behalf of the Republican Party of Florida.

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The Florida Democratic Party called on the state to "revoke" the ability of state Republicans to continue to register voters while the investigation continues. Oct. 9 is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 6 presidential election.

"It is clear that the Republican Party of Florida does not have the institutional controls in place to be trusted as a third-party, voter registration organization," said Scott Arceneaux, executive director of the Florida Democratic Party.

The Republican Party of Florida has paid Strategic Allied Consulting more than $1.3 million, and the Republican National Committee used the group for nearly $3 million of work in Nevada, North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia. Federal election records also show that Republican parties in North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia had paid the company.

More:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/28/florida-voter-registration_n_1923690.html

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1. Gov. Rick Scott warned about election fraud in Florida. He was right --

it's being done by his very own GOP, and perhaps he is involved up to the top of his scalp.

[TroyD]

2. Unlike in 2000, at least we know what they are up to in advance

This time they have been caught well before the election, and we need to take this opportunity to make sure all voters know about it and that the GOP are punished.

Debbie W-S was talking about it earlier today, but we need to do more and SPREAD THE WORD!

[TroyD]

3. Drawing attention to GOP electoral theft should be a priority for us in October

I think the main focus for the next month needs to be on drawing attention to GOP electoral theft, such as that going on in the latest Florida scandal involving the GOP firm that Romney hired with a history of dishonest behavior that was caught destroying Democratic forms in Palm Beach County.

Do you notice how CNN and others were all over ACORN in 2008, but say very little about GOP shenanigans this year? We need to make sure as many people as possible know about what's going on.

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4. And H-E-R-E we go again

Damn those repukes. All we're asking for is a FAIR election. Or is that an oxymoron??