Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:05 AM

Coyotl (5,160 posts)

BREAKING: Ballot tampering suspect identified - and she's a right-wing activist

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Source: BlueOregon

Late this afternoon, Clackamas County identified the suspect in the felony ballot-tampering investigation as Deanna Swenson of Oregon City, a 55-year-old registered Republican. Clackamas County has fired her.

Swenson confirmed her role to Willamette Week:

When WW reporters came to her home Monday afternoon, Swenson wasn’t in a mood to talk. WW asked her how many ballots were involved, and Swenson replied tearfully, “Only the two.” Swenson declined to answer other questions. She said she has not yet hired an attorney to represent her.

... County officials are especially concerned about the number of quarantined ballots, those processed by the worker and separated from ballots ready to be counted.....

Read more: http://www.blueoregon.com/2012/11/breaking-ballot-tampering-suspect-identified-and-shes-right-wing-activist/

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Republican activist caught rigging votes!

By my thinking, one of the advantages of early voting is: ... you can catch them in the act before election day!

Do you believe this woman when she claims only two ballots were altered?
Would you risk five years in prison to alter two ballots?

Previous story here, with more links back and graphics:
Clackamas County commissioners call emergency meeting Monday ... ballot tampering investigation
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014291309

"The impact of the alleged fraudulent voting, altering mail-in ballots to vote Republican, might resound in many races and locations, from the county courthouse, to the State Capital, to Congress in D.C. The House in Oregon was split 30-30 last session, so even control of the State Legislature enters the equation. The Congressional seat is a close contest because the district swings. This season, even the U.S. Congress could be in the balance, albeit that probability is far less. And, control of the County Commission impacts land development decisions, education, and county services. "

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We need a hashtag #clackamasballots

Map: South Portland Metro = Oregon City

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BREAKING: Ballot tampering suspect identified - and she's a right-wing activist (Original post)	Coyotl	Nov 2012	OP
republicans are so worried about vote rigging ironically they keep getting caught doing it	leftyohiolib	Nov 2012	#1
It's called projection.	hobbit709	Nov 2012	#13
Maybe. I'd say it's policy. They pass laws to disenfranchise people, make speeches on how some	freshwest	Nov 2012	#87
Republicans are the ones doing the vote rigging. They blame us as a distraction.	yardwork	Nov 2012	#18
Including projection	nxylas	Nov 2012	#23
right they accuse us so when we accuse them of stealing/rigging it will seem like we're just	leftyohiolib	Nov 2012	#39
Yes, they falsely accuse Democrats of voter fraud to shift focus from the election fraud they commit	suffragette	Nov 2012	#47
They claim voter fraud so they can justify suppressing the vote. This is actually election fraud.	cui bono	Nov 2012	#84
Yup...	countryjake	Nov 2012	#73
She took an absentee ballot, erased the Dem choice and filled in the blank for the Republican	Baitball Blogger	Nov 2012	#2
Maybe there are others. Maybe she will start squealing.	zonkers	Nov 2012	#5
Her boss at the Clackamas Co Elections office is also a Republ. activist	Vanje	Nov 2012	#82
She was in a ballot area in county elections office, with a Tea Party boss of that County Elections	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#12
Oregon mail-in ballots, not absentee, filling in down-ticket empty races	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#14
Wow. How was she caught?	Baitball Blogger	Nov 2012	#15
A co-worker reported her	jiro	Nov 2012	#26
Thanks. I must have read that three times and I couldn't	Baitball Blogger	Nov 2012	#27
This is why we have a specific ballot or two identified as evidence, she was witnessed.	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#36
How stupid is that?	drm604	Nov 2012	#58
Which brings up the points:	formercia	Nov 2012	#41
This also works for elections for private organizations where you have to pick	Baitball Blogger	Nov 2012	#54
Sonoma County, CA requires pencil only for marking ballots,	JimDandy	Nov 2012	#90
Not true	dreamnightwind	Nov 2012	#96
That's what I thought was strange.	JimDandy	Nov 2012	#101
no. the voter left blank races	Viva_La_Revolution	Nov 2012	#22
What I heard was she filled in any that were left blank with repug choive.	madmom	Nov 2012	#33
Yes, I understand that now. thank you.	Baitball Blogger	Nov 2012	#34
No.	jerseyjack	Nov 2012	#51
Wow, I'm so shocked!!	SaveAmerica	Nov 2012	#3
Tears. Ha. Hope she gets five years. Don't know what the guidelines are. But she should	zonkers	Nov 2012	#4
"Three beers."	Robb	Nov 2012	#6
You beat me to it!	Snarkoleptic	Nov 2012	#9
In our neck of the woods, it's "coupla beers"	AllyCat	Nov 2012	#29
She claims only 2 ballots were tampered with.	Snarkoleptic	Nov 2012	#7
Make an example of her that will resonate throughout the nation. n/t	reflection	Nov 2012	#8
Deana Swenson: Worst Oregonian In the World....	Bluenorthwest	Nov 2012	#10
Nah, give her a year in the pokey	LTR	Nov 2012	#53
Anyone vote rigging, commiting fraud on voters, trashing or altering ballots, etc.	Dem2TheCore	Nov 2012	#11
Every week I drive through Clackamas County	CaptJasHook	Nov 2012	#16
Now they call it Clackistan.	stubtoe	Nov 2012	#40
Ouch!	Supersedeas	Nov 2012	#77
Interesting description	quakerboy	Nov 2012	#56
I had to go to her FB page	Seedersandleechers	Nov 2012	#17
Me too.	bitchkitty	Nov 2012	#75
Next question, "How much time has this person spent with Oregon mail-in ballots over the years?"	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#19
The question that should be asked - why don't these people vote the down ticket?	xtraxritical	Nov 2012	#31
I voted down ticket	christx30	Nov 2012	#37
A lot of times there is just one candidate and if you don't want to vote for	madmom	Nov 2012	#38
In our red part of TN, sometimes there is no one but the "R" and I won't vote for them.	SharonAnn	Nov 2012	#94
I'm sorry, but several down ticket races only had Republicans running on my ballot.	Selatius	Nov 2012	#95
They Have to Make an Example Out of Her Ass	BadSaratoga	Nov 2012	#20
"Only the two"	RedCloud	Nov 2012	#21
Witnessed altering the number of ballots she altered at once!	Coyotl	Dec 2012	#103
Must be prosecuted as a warning to other Repubs & election fraud criminals	JackN415	Nov 2012	#24
What are the patterns in down-ticket voting in Oregon? This kind of fraud shows in stats.	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#25
I'm over here in Central Oregon and have a question about this drop site.	classof56	Nov 2012	#49
I think those are "I voted" stickers.	jaded_old_cynic	Nov 2012	#61
Oh, my, do I feel dumb! "I Voted" stickers--of course!	classof56	Nov 2012	#74
The drop boxes are in places like next to courthouse, city hall, police parking	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#63
Okay, again, I feel pretty dumb.	classof56	Nov 2012	#76
"Only the two" is pretty much admitting guilt, isn't it?	bigworld	Nov 2012	#28
Taking the fall so quickly, that is suspicious	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#32
why are you so focused on the whistleblower instead of the criminal voting fraud R?	wordpix	Nov 2012	#50
So far, there is no whistleblower. You misunderstand, it seems. Witness and media source are two	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#57
I hope prison psychologically cripples this cheat.	backscatter712	Nov 2012	#30
There is a huge, much broader, question looming ...	1StrongBlackMan	Nov 2012	#35
This is the heart of it all!	mountain grammy	Nov 2012	#42
Let's hope it is not because they have been getting away with it all the while.	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#43
It is my understanding	chloes1	Nov 2012	#55
Need a committee counting absentee ballots	kmlisle	Nov 2012	#60
They are recorded ASAP and reported too as having cast the ballot only.	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#65
On another note...	trayfoot	Nov 2012	#44
VOTER VOLDEMORT!	NoOtherMedicineNovel	Nov 2012	#45
looks like a gerrymandered county to me - why don't we have watershed districts?	wordpix	Nov 2012	#46
didn't she read the "vote fraud is a felony" billboard the R's had up in OH?	wordpix	Nov 2012	#48
It's "different" when Republicans do it.	stubtoe	Nov 2012	#52
Who would risk 5 years in prison...	thesquanderer	Nov 2012	#59
foxnews.com: Oregon elections worker fired after allegations of ballot tampering	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#62
Local q13fox.com/news reports:	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#68
AP: STEVEN DUBOIS, Nov 5	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#64
ONLY the two???	aquart	Nov 2012	#66
Freakin' criminals	blackspade	Nov 2012	#67
Pens, pencils banned from Clackamas counting room .. by Andy Giegerich	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#69
A right-wing partisan?	redqueen	Nov 2012	#70
Who decided to hire a right-wing partisan to work in the ballot area?	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#71
WW asked her how many ballots were involved, and Swenson replied tearfully, “Only the two.”	yellowcanine	Nov 2012	#72
I'd like to ask her, "Only the two they caught you with, I presume?"	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#79
Wow I'm shocked, just shocked	amvh	Nov 2012	#78
Of course	libodem	Nov 2012	#80
Here is Deanna Swenson's facebook profile	Vanje	Nov 2012	#81
Did anyone capture this web page before it evaporated?	Coyotl	Dec 2012	#104
Not surprised	sakabatou	Nov 2012	#83
This has gotta stop!!!	krobar659	Nov 2012	#85
Kick	schrodinger_I	Nov 2012	#86
The answer is, No.	Up2Late	Nov 2012	#88
I hope they lock her up and throw away the key!	GetTheRightVote	Nov 2012	#89
Secretary of State Brown: Tampering Involved Six Ballots - Altered Ballots Will be Counted After All	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#91
Democrats take control of Oregon House, maintain majority in Senate	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#92
Lehan, Damon decline to concede citing ballot-tampering investigation = by Kari Chisholm	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#93
If she is a part of a larger compensated network of individuals tampering	mfcorey1	Nov 2012	#97
More than one indictment possible in Clackamas ballot-tampering case	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#98
Ballot fraud allegations in Clackamas County could lead to changes in election procedures	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#99
OR: Observers keep sharp eye on ballot “enhancement”	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#100
how many other Republicans are doing this and haven''t been caught yet?	Dems50State	Nov 2012	#102
Former Clackamas County elections employee Deanna Swenson indicted on ballot tampering charges	Coyotl	Dec 2012	#105
Not surprised	sakabatou	Dec 2012	#106
K&R and Bookmarked	jpak	Dec 2012	#107

Response to Coyotl (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:12 AM

leftyohiolib (3,130 posts)

BREAKING: Ballot tampering suspect identified - and she's a right-wing activist

1. republicans are so worried about vote rigging ironically they keep getting caught doing it

13. It's called projection.

87. Maybe. I'd say it's policy. They pass laws to disenfranchise people, make speeches on how some

18. Republicans are the ones doing the vote rigging. They blame us as a distraction.

23. Including projection

39. right they accuse us so when we accuse them of stealing/rigging it will seem like we're just

47. Yes, they falsely accuse Democrats of voter fraud to shift focus from the election fraud they commit

84. They claim voter fraud so they can justify suppressing the vote. This is actually election fraud.

73. Yup...

2. She took an absentee ballot, erased the Dem choice and filled in the blank for the Republican

5. Maybe there are others. Maybe she will start squealing.

82. Her boss at the Clackamas Co Elections office is also a Republ. activist

12. She was in a ballot area in county elections office, with a Tea Party boss of that County Elections

14. Oregon mail-in ballots, not absentee, filling in down-ticket empty races

15. Wow. How was she caught?

26. A co-worker reported her

27. Thanks. I must have read that three times and I couldn't

36. This is why we have a specific ballot or two identified as evidence, she was witnessed.

58. How stupid is that?

41. Which brings up the points:

54. This also works for elections for private organizations where you have to pick

90. Sonoma County, CA requires pencil only for marking ballots,

96. Not true

101. That's what I thought was strange.

22. no. the voter left blank races

33. What I heard was she filled in any that were left blank with repug choive.

34. Yes, I understand that now. thank you.

51. No.

3. Wow, I'm so shocked!!

4. Tears. Ha. Hope she gets five years. Don't know what the guidelines are. But she should

6. "Three beers."

9. You beat me to it!

29. In our neck of the woods, it's "coupla beers"

7. She claims only 2 ballots were tampered with.

8. Make an example of her that will resonate throughout the nation. n/t

10. Deana Swenson: Worst Oregonian In the World....

53. Nah, give her a year in the pokey

11. Anyone vote rigging, commiting fraud on voters, trashing or altering ballots, etc.

16. Every week I drive through Clackamas County

40. Now they call it Clackistan.

77. Ouch!

56. Interesting description

17. I had to go to her FB page

75. Me too.

19. Next question, "How much time has this person spent with Oregon mail-in ballots over the years?"

31. The question that should be asked - why don't these people vote the down ticket?

37. I voted down ticket

38. A lot of times there is just one candidate and if you don't want to vote for

94. In our red part of TN, sometimes there is no one but the "R" and I won't vote for them.

95. I'm sorry, but several down ticket races only had Republicans running on my ballot.

20. They Have to Make an Example Out of Her Ass

21. "Only the two"

103. Witnessed altering the number of ballots she altered at once!

24. Must be prosecuted as a warning to other Repubs & election fraud criminals

25. What are the patterns in down-ticket voting in Oregon? This kind of fraud shows in stats.

49. I'm over here in Central Oregon and have a question about this drop site.

61. I think those are "I voted" stickers.

74. Oh, my, do I feel dumb! "I Voted" stickers--of course!

63. The drop boxes are in places like next to courthouse, city hall, police parking

76. Okay, again, I feel pretty dumb.

28. "Only the two" is pretty much admitting guilt, isn't it?

32. Taking the fall so quickly, that is suspicious

50. why are you so focused on the whistleblower instead of the criminal voting fraud R?

57. So far, there is no whistleblower. You misunderstand, it seems. Witness and media source are two

30. I hope prison psychologically cripples this cheat.

35. There is a huge, much broader, question looming ...

42. This is the heart of it all!

43. Let's hope it is not because they have been getting away with it all the while.

55. It is my understanding

60. Need a committee counting absentee ballots

65. They are recorded ASAP and reported too as having cast the ballot only.

44. On another note...

45. VOTER VOLDEMORT!

46. looks like a gerrymandered county to me - why don't we have watershed districts?

48. didn't she read the "vote fraud is a felony" billboard the R's had up in OH?

52. It's "different" when Republicans do it.

59. Who would risk 5 years in prison...

62. foxnews.com: Oregon elections worker fired after allegations of ballot tampering

68. Local q13fox.com/news reports: