Reply #112: The Oregon Media already Knows

[llywrch]

I saw this on last night's evening news (I thought the piece aired on KOIN, but I can only find the story on KGW's website). What I remember on the newscast had a few details not on this webpage:
*Johnson, the canvasser said he originally was from Ohio, & identified himself as an employee working for Voters Outreach of America.
*When asked how much he was paid, he said he earned $3 for each Republican voter registration, & nothing for a Democratic.
*The newstation found Johnson's supervisor nearby, who refused to appear on camera, but confirmed much of what Johnson said.

FWIW, Johnson is an African-American, as was the spokesperson from the Republican party who denied knowing anything about this sham registration effort.

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_101304_news_voter_fraud_.2a2c6f98.html (registration required)

Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury and Attorney General Hardy Myers plan to investigate allegations that a paid canvasser might have destroyed voter registration forms.

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Bradbury learned of the conduct from KGW, which interviewed Mike Johnson, 20, a canvasser who said he was instructed to only accept Republican registration forms. He told the TV reporter that he "might" destroy forms turned in by Democrats.

Geoff