Republican Election Official to Change Plea to 'Guilty' in Kentucky Election-Tampering Conspiracy

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http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7188

NEW DETAILS: Rush Limbaugh's 'Hillbilly Heroine' said used as part of vote-buying scheme...


A Republican election official, one of six allegedly bi-partisan Clay County, KY Board of Elections officials arrested last March and charged with a long-term conspiracy to rig elections, buy votes, and manipulate vote-selections on electronic voting machines without the knowledge of voters, has asked to change his plea from not guilty to guilty, according to local news reports...

The attorney for Paul E. Bishop filed a motion Thursday seeking a hearing for him to plead guilty to one count of racketeering.

That charge alleges that members of the conspiracy used the county Board of Elections as a vehicle to corrupt voting between 2002 and 2007 so they could hold on to power and enrich themselves and others.

According to the indictment {PDF}, Bishop was a Republican election judge at precincts in 2002 and 2004, and hosted meetings at his house where candidates pooled money to be used for buying votes. The latest report also notes that Bishop, and some of the other conspirators, even employed Rush Limbaugh's illicit drug of choice, OxyContin, as part of their scheme.