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Posted on 12/06/2004 1:33:12 AM PST by Cutterjohnmhb
An analysis of voter records by the Chicago Tribune newspaper suggests that more than 181,000 dead people were listed on the rolls in the six swing states in last month's US election.
According to the report, published on Sunday, thousands more voters were registered to vote in two places, which could have allowed them to cast more than one ballot.
However it is not known whether any people registered in two places voted more than once.
But observers agree that this election was a vast improvement over the 2000 vote.
Legislation passed after that election was designed to fix some of the problems by requiring states to maintain better data of deceased people on the rolls, but the requirements take effect in 2006.
The newspaper said data on which voters cast ballots in the November election is not available in some key states as they await county compilations, so it is impossible to tell whether ballots were cast in the names of deceased voters.
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Yes, from a Chicago newspaper this can hardly be news.
The question is, what will be done about it?
My prediction is Didly Squat. Nobody thinks ahead to the next election.
Considering the source, I'm guessing this is a critique on how the dead were under-represented in this past election, thus making Bush's win illegitimate.
Geez. They heavily imply Bush benefitted, but never name the suspected party affiliation of the dead. I think if they had any serious proof Republicans used utilized these voters, they wouldn't be so coy.
The fact is, the entire article is BS. Yes, some recently-deceased people were left on the rolls, but that is not the same as saying a vote was cast in their names. Sure, the Democrats are capable of doing just that, but don't run with this story until you can prove it was done.
ROFL, Chicago >Ukraine????
Dead people have historically voted Democrat.
That surprises me because it's ther Republicans who want to do away with the death tax.
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Yea, 181,000 would put quite a dent in the Rats voting base so they aren't about to address the issue.
I thought the Dems had the 'dead vote' pretty much wrapped up.
"Dead people have historically voted Democrat."
YEah, isnt that why in 2000 (to finally represent one of their most loyal consituencies) the Dems in Missouri voted a dead man into office as Senator to DC?
Indeed.
In Chicago, I thought the dead tended to vote in a Democrat bloc!!! (Two or three times votes a piece)
Cook County, IL, checking-in! Daley's legions arise...
I just learned this weekend, from reliable sources that the dead do indeed vote Democratic by an overwhelming majority! So, if we could figure a way to stop them, that'd be to our benefit.
I guess then, that we'd be accused of trying to deny the dead their civil rights!
For those out there so crazy about Harold Ford Jr., his family owns large funeral home in Memphis. How about that for access to the dead people rolls.
Imus loves this guy, that's all I know about him. Gives him way too much air time.
"I see dead people...voting"
I don't want to go on the cart.
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Imagine the nerve of these people, dying without informing their local election officials.