Voter Fraud Watch in United States:
Department of Justice to Monitor Polls in 23 States on Election Day
Nov 1, 2008
Voter fraud during the Nov. 4, 2008 election is of special concern to the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and its Civil Rights Division. Although state and local governments have primary responsibility for administering elections, the Department is charged with and committed to protecting the rights of all citizens to access the ballot on Election Day, and to preventing and prosecuting voter fraud.
Voter Fraudulent Registrations
In an article in the Christian Science Monitor (10/19/08), obvious voter fraud was cited in:
- Lake County, Indiana where officials stopped processing about 5,000 applications after the first 2,100 looked bogus.
- In Nevada, ACORN, which was paid $800,000 by Obama and to "Get Out the Vote" registrations included the names of Dallas cowboy stars. ACORN's offices in Nevada were raided by the Secretary of State and all their records confiscated. The raid was undertaken because officials believed there were other phony registrations that workers were not catching. ACORN investigation are on-going in 14 states.
- Ohio was found to have 200,000 new registrants that showed mismatches with records in other government databases.
- Tests comparing different statewide voter databases have found people registering in two states simultaneously.
Voter Fraud Watch Program
Voter fraud complaints can be filed with the DOJ's Civil Right Division and will be handled by the U.S. Attorney's Offices across the country and also the Criminal Division' s Public Integrity Section. They can also be directed to the local FBI offices.
According to a statement by Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey, "On November 4, hundreds of Department of Justice lawyers, monitors and observers will be working throughout the country to help make sure that all Americans who are entitled to vote are able to do so, and that the elections accurately represent the will of the people."
Voter Fraud Watch Monitoring
On election day, federal observers will monitor polling places in 30 jurisdiction:
- Perry County, Alabama;
- Apache, Cochise, and Navajo, Arizona;
- Kane County, Illinois;
- East Carroll Parish, Louisiana;
- Boston and Springfield, Massachusetts;
- Boliver, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Washington, Wilkerson, and Winston Counties, Mississippi;
- Salem County (Penns Grove), New Jersey
- Cibola and Sandoval Counties, New Mexico;
- Kings County (Brooklyn), New York County (Manhattan), and Westchester County, New York;
- Buffalo and Charles Mix Counties, South Dakota
- Dallas, Fort Bend, and Galveston Counties, Texas.
Justice Department personnel will monitor jurisdictions in:
- Pima County, Arizona;
- Alameda, Riverside, and Santa Clara Counties, California;
- Duval, Hillsborough, and Seminole Counties, Florida
- Madison County, Indiana;
- Ford County, Kansas;
- Jefferson and Orleans Parishes, Louisiana;
- Macomb County, Michigan;
- Madison County, Mississippi;
- Alamance County, North Carolina;
- Colfax County, Nebraska;
- Bergen County, New Jersey;
- Cuyahoga County, Ohio;
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
- Dorchester and Georgetown, South Carolina
- Bennett, Jackson, Mellette, Shannon, and Todd Counties, South Dakota
- Gonzales and Waller Counties, Texas;
- Chester County, Virginia;
- King County, Washington
Voter Fraud Complaints
Voter fraud complaints have already been reported as registrations continue to appear with bogus names and addresses. Complaints can be reported from anywhere in the United States to the Justice Department Civil Rights Division at 1-800-253-3931 or at its website http://www.usdoj.gov/ and also to the U.S. Attorneys' Offices, local FBI offices or the Public Integrity Section at 1-202-524-1412. All election monitoring activities will be coordinated with local officials.
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