Democrats Guilty In Obama/Clinton Ballot Fraud

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A jury in South Bend, Indiana has found that fraud put President Obama and Hillary Clinton on the presidential primary ballot in Indiana in the 2008 election. Two Democratic political operatives were convicted Thursday night in the illegal scheme after only three hours of deliberations in South Bend. They were found guilty on all counts.​

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Former longtime St. Joseph County Democratic party Chairman Butch Morgan Jr. was found guilty of felony conspiracy counts to commit petition fraud and forgery, and former county Board of Elections worker Dustin Blythe was found guilty of felony forgery counts and falsely making a petition, after being accused of faking petitions that enabled Obama, then an Illinois Senator, to get on the presidential primary ballot for his first run for the White House.​

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Morgan was accused of being the mastermind behind the plot.​

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According to testimony from two former Board of Election officials who pled guilty, Morgan ordered Democratic officials and workers to fake the names and signatures that Obama and Clinton needed to qualify for the presidential race. Blythe, then a Board of Elections employee and Democratic Party volunteer, was accused of forging multiple pages of the Obama petitions.​

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"I think this helped uphold the integrity of the electoral system," the prosecutor, Stan Levco told reporters.​

“Their verdict of guilt is not a verdict against Democrats, but for honest and fair elections,” he said.​

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The scheme was hatched in January of 2008, according to affidavits from investigators who cite former Board of Registration worker Lucas Burkett, who told them he was in on the plan at first, but then became uneasy and quit. He waited three years before telling authorities about it, but if revelations about any forgeries were raised during the election, the petitions could have been challenged during the contest. A candidate who did not qualify with enough legitimate signatures at the time, could have been bounced from the ballot.​

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The case raise questions about whether in 2008, then candidate Obama actually submitted enough legitimate signatures to have legally qualified for the primary ballot.​

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“I think had they been challenged successfully, he probably would not have been on the ballot,” Levco told Fox News.​

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Under state law, presidential candidates need to qualify for the primary ballots with 500 signatures from each of the state's nine congressional districts. Indiana election officials say that in St. Joseph County, which is the 2nd Congressional district, the Obama campaign qualified with 534 signatures; Clinton's camp had 704.​

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Prosecutors say that in President Obama's case, nine of the petition pages were apparently forged. Each petition contains up to 10 names, making a possible total of 90 names, which, if faked, could have brought the Obama total below the legal limit required to qualify. Prosecutors say 13 Clinton petitions were apparently forged, meaning up to 130 possibly fake signatures. Even if 130 signatures had been challenged, it would have still left Mrs. Clinton with enough signatures to meet the 500 person threshold. ​

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Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04/26/officials-found-guilty-in-obama-clinton-ballot-petition-fraud/#ixzz2Ra52Z48Y​

 

Fox Invents Voter Fraud, Indiana Edition

Blog ››› October 18, 2011 3:19 PM EDT ››› MATT GERTZ


When media outlets report on potential criminal activity, it is usually useful for them to be aware of what the elements of those alleged crimes entail. For example, most reporters are generally pretty good at differentiating between, say, murder and armed robbery. But for some in the media -- especially the usual suspects at Fox News -- just about everything looks like it fits under the umbrella of voter fraud.
New York University's Brennan Center for Justice defines voter fraud as follows:

"Voter fraud" is fraud by voters.​

More precisely, "voter fraud" occurs when individuals cast ballots despite knowing that they are ineligible to vote, in an attempt to defraud the election system.​

Seems pretty simple, right? And yet, here's how Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum began a report this morning: "There may have been some serious voter fraud in the Democratic primary back in 2008." The caption throughout the ensuing segment claimed: "Indiana district accused of 2008 Dem Primary Voter Fraud."

And yet, this segment mentioned absolutely no cases of actual voter fraud whatsoever. There are no allegations of fraudulently cast ballots. In fact, the alleged crimes mentioned in the report occurred long before any votes were ever cast.
Earlier this month, Indiana media outlets reported that dozens of signatures of St. Joseph County residents, submitted by the campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to get their candidates on the 2008 primary ballot, had been forged. The county prosecutor has announced an investigation and the county Democratic chairman has resigned in the wake of the report.
The alleged crimes are serious and should be investigated and any perpetrators punished. But the alleged crimes are not voter fraud, no matter how much Fox wants them to be.
Right-wing media often trump up allegations of voter fraud, undermining public confidence in the integrity of the vote and suggesting a need for harsh requirements for voting, such as demanding voters produce government-issued ID at the polls. In some cases, they cite entirely baseless claims or pure speculation. In other cases, what they point to is actually voter registration fraud.
Voter registration fraud is not when someone submits a false registration form for Mickey Mouse; voter fraud is when Mickey Mouse actually shows up. Instances of actual voter fraud are very rare; according to the Justice Department, they prosecuted only 17 individuals for casting fraudulent ballots from October 2002 through September 2005. Indeed, even advocates for harsh voting requirements acknowledge there is no "massive fraud in American elections."
Here's a prediction. Fox viewers will spend the next 13 months being bombarded by similar claims of voter fraud. The network will work them into a frenzy by pushing the idea that the 2012 elections will be stolen. And like clockwork, the story will quickly fall apart and be revealed as nothing more than a transparent sham.
It's already begun. Fox has since aired two more segments, all pointing to the same supposed Indiana "voter fraud." They are even using the story to push their voter fraud hotline:

 

Indiana election chief guilty of voter fraud


A jury found White guilty of six of seven felony charges. | AP Photo
By ASSOCIATED PRESS | 2/4/12 9:09 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's top elections official could lose his job and his freedom after jurors convicted him of multiple voter fraud-related charges on Saturday, leaving in flux the fate of one of the state's most powerful positions.
Republican Secretary of State Charlie White has held on to his office for more than a year despite being accused of lying about his address on voter registration forms.


A Hamilton County jury found White guilty of six of seven felony charges, including false registration, voting in another precinct, submitting a false ballot, theft and two counts of perjury. He was acquitted on one fraud charge.
White expressed no outward emotion as the verdict was read, and later said outside the courtroom: "'I'm disappointed for my family and the people who supported me."
It wasn't immediately clear what would happen to White's elected office. He has resisted calls to resign from Democrats and Republicans, including Gov. Mitch Daniels, but state law bars anyone convicted of a felony from remaining in office.
White's attorney, Carl Brizzi, said he will ask the judge to reduce the charges to misdemeanors because his client has no criminal background and has a long record of public service.
Daniels announced Saturday he had appointed White's chief deputy, Jerry Bonnet, as interim secretary of state.
"I have chosen not to make a permanent appointment today out of respect for the judge's authority to lessen the verdict to a misdemeanor and reinstate the elected office holder," Daniels said in a statement. "If the felony convictions are not altered, I anticipate making a permanent appointment quickly."
Bonnet has worked for the secretary of state's office since 2005, the statement said.
The jury verdict came after a weeklong trial in which White, who had vigorously protested the charges in hearings before a state elections panel, presented no defense.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72450.html#ixzz2RaIbOfRQ

 

The Democrats didn't commit "voter fraud", they committed "ballot fraud". Can't you read?

 

Indiana's top republican election official DID commit voter fraud not ballot fraud. Can't you read?

What some dumb county officials did pales in comparison to what the Republican Secretary of State did but I guess he wasn't a Democrat so no point in starting a thread about it. Right? You're just a partisan jerk-off.

 

Republicans. Committing voter fraud just to prove it exists.

 

Then there's actual election fraud, like this from Kentucky:
Jury convicts all 8 defendants in Clay vote-buying case

Published: March 26, 2010
By Bill Estep — bestep@herald-leader.com

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http://www.kentucky.com/2010/03/26/1197075/jury-convicts-all-8-defendants.html

FRANKFORT — Some of the most powerful public officials in Clay County corrupted elections in recent years, buying and stealing votes in pursuit of power and money, a federal jury ruled Thursday.

The jury convicted all eight people on trial, including former Circuit Judge R. Cletus Maricle, 66, and former school Superintendent Douglas C. Adams, 58, on a charge that they engaged in organized criminal acts to rig elections.

After a seven-week trial, jurors deliberated about nine hours before convicting the defendants on all the charges they faced, which included vote-buying, mail fraud, extortion and money laundering.

It's an interesting read, but I'm not posting it in it's entirety since it's rather lengthy. The link above leads to the entire story.

 

The title of this thread is about "ballot" fraud, idiot. Can't you read? If you want to start a thread on "voter" fraud, feel free to do so. You have my permission.