Vermont officials call for criminal inquiry voter fraud video (O'Keefe/Breibart)
Vermont officials call for criminal inquiry into video that claims to show voter fraud
State elections officials are sharply criticizing an undercover video that surfaced Tuesday and purportedly shows individuals using the names of dead or living people in order to obtain ballots for Vermont elections, including this year’s presidential primary.
The video, released via the Breitbart.com website by conservative activist James O’Keefe, shows a series of exchanges at voting precincts where an individual identifies himself as a person whose name is on the voter checklist. The individual, however, is not asked to show identification to prove who he is before being given a ballot.
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“My next phone call is to Bill Sorrell’s office,” Condos said, referring to the state’s top prosecutor. The crime of voter fraud is punishable in Vermont by a fine of up to $100 and/or up to one year in jail."
the video in question:
the whole article in the Burlington Free Press
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20120313/NEWS03/120313009/Vermont-officials-call-for-criminal-inquiry-into-video-that-claims-to-show-voter-fraud?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
