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deminks

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Thu Dec 5, 2019, 08:57 AM Dec 2019

GOP congressman may have committed voter fraud with wrong address

https://americanindependent.com/steve-watkins-gop-congressman-voter-fraud-ups-store-legal-residence-kansas-republicans/

Steve Watkins ran on a 'Kansas First' platform, but it's unclear where he actually resides.

Rep. Steve Watkins (R-KS), a first-term lawmaker who has faced allegations of sexual predation and falsified credentials, may have committed voter fraud and perjury, according to an investigation by the Topeka Capital-Journal published on Tuesday.

The outlet claimed that Watkins repeatedly listed his legal residence as a UPS store.

According to the report, Watkins lived in Alaska until September 2017. After moving to Kansas, he had his election mail delivered to a UPS location. Watkins signed at least three documents listening his residence as 6021 S.W. 29th St. in Topeka, which is a UPS store that accepts mail deliveries for customers.

Experts and bipartisan officials criticized the move. Officials told the Capital-Journal it could constitute both federal felony voter fraud and state election perjury, as Watkins voted in a precinct last month based on his UPS store address.

"Unless I’m mistaken, no one can live at a UPS store. It cannot be a place of residence," said state Rep. Blake Carpenter (R) of the House Elections Committee. "This person undoubtedly voted in an election in November for candidates that he had no constitutional right to vote for. This is wrong and illegal. No one should be above the law."

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Bipartisan calls for investigation. Reminder - he listed the UPS store as residence on three different documents. This is a sitting congress critter.
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GOP congressman may have committed voter fraud with wrong address (Original Post) deminks Dec 2019 OP
The GOP cannot win Sherman A1 Dec 2019 #1
Lock him up. Vinca Dec 2019 #2
Didn't a black lady get 5 years in prison for some trivial voter registration charge? world wide wally Dec 2019 #3
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