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Colorado GOP fires voter registration firm after fraud allegations
09/28/2012
Colorado's Republican Party severed a contract Thursday with D.C.-based Strategic Allied Consulting after national party officials fired the same firm for potential voter fraud in Florida.
In Colorado, Strategic Allied Consulting was registering voters, said Colorado GOP Chair Ryan Call, who said they also had planned on using the firm for get-out-the-vote efforts.
"The Colorado Republican party has to have zero tolerance for anything that would suggest fraud," Call said. "When we were made aware of that, we severed ties."
Earlier this week, a Palm Beach County, Fla., elections supervisor discovered more than 100 potentially phony registration signatures and home addresses. Some of the home addresses matched those of gas stations and a Land Rover dealership, NBC News reported.
The Republican National Committee had a $2.9 million contract to work in five swing states, including Nevada, North Carolina, Virginia and Colorado, Call said.
In Colorado, Strategic Allied Consulting was registering voters, said Colorado GOP Chair Ryan Call, who said they also had planned on using the firm for get-out-the-vote efforts.
"The Colorado Republican party has to have zero tolerance for anything that would suggest fraud," Call said. "When we were made aware of that, we severed ties."
Earlier this week, a Palm Beach County, Fla., elections supervisor discovered more than 100 potentially phony registration signatures and home addresses. Some of the home addresses matched those of gas stations and a Land Rover dealership, NBC News reported.
The Republican National Committee had a $2.9 million contract to work in five swing states, including Nevada, North Carolina, Virginia and Colorado, Call said.
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