GOP Voter Drive Accused of Tossing Cards

[Carolab]

GOP Voter Drive Accused of Tossing Cards

2 hours, 1 minute ago

By DEBORAH HASTINGS, AP National Writer

In several battleground states across the country, a consulting firm funded by the Republican National Committee (news - web sites) has been accused of deceiving would-be voters and destroying Democratic voter registration cards.


Arizona-based Sproul & Associates is under investigation in Oregon and Nevada over claims that canvassers hired by the company were instructed to register only Republicans and to get rid of registration forms completed by Democrats.


"We treat these complaints very seriously," said Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury. The Democratic office-holder said three complaints were filed with election officials throughout the state. He declined to provide details, citing the continuing investigation.


Substitute teacher Adam Banse wanted a summer job with flexible hours, so he signed up to knock on doors in suburban Minneapolis and register people to vote.


He quit after two hours. "They said if you bring back a bunch of Democratic cards, you'll be fired," Banse contends. "At that point, I said, `Whoa. Something's wrong here.'"

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041023/ap_on_el_pr/voter_fraud_investigation&cid=694&ncid=2043

[Fridays Child]

1. The freepturds are downrating this Yahoo story. Give it a Five!

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[DeepModem Mom]

2. Looks like the theft of this election has been underway for some time --

efforts to combat it on Election Day may be too late. These reports are becoming both more numerous, and more disturbing.

[Moderator]

3. Duplicate

same article discussed here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=925004

[Moderator]

4. Additional note about lock

The article is exactly the same Yahoo article. Yahoo does that sometimes....changes the headline, etc.