Man's Dead Dog Gets Voter Registration Form.
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2012/06/19 13:45:45
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BEDFORD COUNTY, VA --
When Tim Morris got his mail last week he found a pretty big surprise, a document asking his dog Mozart to register to vote.
Not only is Mozart a dog but he's been dead for two years.
"I opened it up and looked at it and I just laughed," Morris said. "I thought it was a joke at first and it turns out it's real."
The form is addressed to Mo, the family's nickname for the dog.
What amazed Morris is that if Mozart was human he would have been eligible to vote for the first time in 2012.
"He would have been 19 years old this year and he passed away two years ago," he said. "I still have no earthly idea how they got his information."
10 On Your Side looked deeper and found that the voter registration forms were sent by the non-profit Voter Participation Center, not the State Board of Elections.
So we contacted the Voter Participation Center and found that they purchase mailing lists from vendors and while they do try and check every name the organization admits that some do fall through the cracks.
The voter registration efforts are focused on groups like young people, minorities, and unmarried women.
This could help explain why the Morris' dog Mozart didn't receive a registration form until now, since he would have been 18.
The Board of Elections said they've received similar complaints but since the Voter Participation Center is a private organization they can't stop them from sending voter registration forms.
As for Morris he's hopeful the problem can be controlled so animals like Mozart won't be deciding elections anytime soon.
Read More: http://www2.wsls.com/news/2012/jun/18/bedford-coun...
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jc 2012/06/19 13:58:39
Hell the republicans are desperate! They're all friggen desperate!
Democrats are fighting for the rights of the pulse challenged across the country.
http://www.dailykos.com/story...
http://www.politicususa.com/r...
(Although i don't see the point in the snipe at democrats in the options. is this normal for them?)
There are accusations of Fraud and illegal voters . People Die, people move to other parts of the county or for some other reason become ineligible to vote . The names remain on the voter rolls. In order to make the elections as honest as possible, Some states are asking for voter ID. ( drivers license , passport , mail , electric bill, etc. )
States are comparing voter rolls with other data bases ( like tax rolls or drivers license ) and those that look suspicious are asked to verify eligibility .
The Democrats are fighting to against any form of ID ,or asking voters to verify eligibility in any form as Being discriminatory against certain groups the Democrats claim as being their supporters.
Many cases of dead people voting , imaginary characters ,ineligible votes ,
and non citizens voting ( some without their knowledge) are provable .
A recent election in Wisconsin had a 120% turnout.
Florida has began reviewing it's voter rolls and the DOJ ( democrat ) filed suit to prevent Florida from examining it's voter rolls . DOJ is actively attacking any state that attempts to ask for proof of identity or removing voters ( dead , moved , illegal ) from the voter rolls.
http://www.tampabay.com/news...
There are accusations of Fraud and illegal voters . People Die, people move to other parts of the county or for some other reason become ineligible to vote . The names remain on the voter rolls. In order to make the elections as honest as possible, Some states are asking for voter ID. ( drivers license , passport , mail , electric bill, etc. )
States are comparing voter rolls with other data bases ( like tax rolls or drivers license ) and those that look suspicious are asked to verify eligibility .
The Democrats are fighting to against any form of ID ,or asking voters to verify eligibility in any form as Being discriminatory against certain groups the Democrats claim as being their supporters.
Many cases of dead people voting , imaginary characters ,ineligible votes ,
and non citizens voting ( some without their knowledge) are provable .
A recent election in Wisconsin had a 120% turnout.
Florida has began reviewing it's voter rolls and the DOJ ( democrat ) filed suit to prevent Florida from examining it's voter rolls . DOJ is actively attacking any state that attempts to ask for proof of identity or removing voters ( dead , moved , illegal ) from the voter rolls.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/...
http://www.thegatewaypundit.c...