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TroyD

(4,551 posts)
Fri Sep 28, 2012, 11:19 PM Sep 2012

Voter registration problems widening in Florida (Associated Press)

Associated Press – 24 minutes ago

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

State Republican officials already have fired the vendor it had hired to register voters, and took the additional step of filing an election fraud complaint against the company, Strategic Allied Consulting, with state officials. That complaint was handed over Friday to state law-enforcement authorities.

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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 work in Nevada, North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia.

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Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)
2. RPOF? Really? They named their organization Ripoff?
Fri Sep 28, 2012, 11:25 PM
Sep 2012

And they're doing, what, ripping us off?

And we're like, what? Surprised?


Tigress DEM

(7,887 posts)
3. HOW do you hire the guy who cheated for you the last time and act surprised when he does it again?
Fri Sep 28, 2012, 11:34 PM
Sep 2012

There was another thread about this and the party has already worked with the dude and he's taking the fall again.

SO how much you wanna bet that they DO the cheating and then say, "SEE there really is voter fraud going on. We NEED Voter ID laws."

salvorhardin

(9,995 posts)
4. Well, I'll be... Voter fraud really does exist.
Fri Sep 28, 2012, 11:35 PM
Sep 2012

It's just that it's the Republicans committing the fraud!

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
5. Is it just me or are most of the voter fraud stories that are true involve Republicans?
Fri Sep 28, 2012, 11:37 PM
Sep 2012

and yet they accuse the Democrats of voter fraud!

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