Democrat Indicted for In-Person Voter Impersonation in TX

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PJ Media:

Christian Adams

5/1/12

 

The very bad week for vote fraud deniers has grown worse. First, True the Vote had their sold out national summit of activists from 32 states where former Congressman Artur Davis said “photo voter ID is not a billy club, it is not a fire hose.” The former Voter ID opponent is now a proponent. Nothing destroys a lie like someone who once believed in the lie.

 

And second, today we learn of an indictment of a Democratic Party official for conducting in-person voter impersonation fraud. The very thing a cackle of government funded left wing professors and Soros funded groups like Project Vote say doesn’t exists, actually exists. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram:

 

A Democratic precinct chairwoman candidate has been indicted on suspicion of conspiring to arrange an illegal vote last year.

 

Hazel Woodard James, 40, is accused of arranging for her son — who was not a registered voter — to vote on behalf of his father. The incident reportedly came to light when the father showed up later in the day to vote in the same precinct, 1211, for which James is now running to be chairwoman.

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The Reality of Voter Fraud

It is a serious problem.

John Fund

5/2/12

 

Houston — The 2012 elections will feature many close races, likely including the presidential contest. That makes concern about voter fraud and ballot integrity all the more meaningful, and a conference held here last weekend by the watchdog group True the Vote made clear just how high the stakes are.

 

“Unfortunately, the United States has a long history of voter fraud that has been documented by historians and journalists,” Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote in 2008, upholding a strict Indiana voter-ID law designed to combat fraud. Justice Stevens, who personally encountered voter fraud while serving on various reform commissions in his native Chicago, spoke for a six-member majority. In a decision two years earlier clearing the way for an Arizona ID law, the Court had declared in a unanimous opinion that “confidence in the integrity of our electoral processes is essential to the functioning of our participatory democracy. Voter fraud drives honest citizens out of the democratic process and breeds distrust of our government. Voters who fear their legitimate votes will be outweighed by fraudulent ones will feel disenfranchised.”

 

Indeed, a brand-new *Rasmussen Reports poll finds that 64 percent of Americans believe voter fraud is a serious problem, with whites registering 63 percent agreement and African-Americans 64 percent. A Fox News poll taken last month found that 70 percent of Americans support requiring voters to show “state or federally issued photo identification” to prove their identity and citizenship before casting a ballot. Majorities of all demographic groups agreed on the need for photo ID, including 58 percent of non-white voters, 52 percent of liberals, and 52 percent of Democrats.

 

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* Radio Update: 64% See Voter Fraud As A Serious Problem

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