Posted on 11/07/2006 1:04:27 PM PST by jamesrichards
Wilson calls for federal election monitors after ballots run out
Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Heather Wilson is calling for federal monitors from a US House committee to keep tabs on voting in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District.
Wilson made that announcement after a heavily Republican Northeast Heights precinct with roughly 2,500 registered voters ran out of ballots within two hours of the polls opening.
Precinct 603 was supposed to receive 1,500 ballots but only had 150 on hand when voting began at 7:00 am. When ballots ran out at about 9:00 am, voters were asked to leave their names and numbers and told they would be called when new ballots arrived.
“Now they are turning away voters at the polls and denying them the right to vote,” said Wilson at a morning news conference. “These voters were not offered provisional ballots as is required by federal law. That is a violation of the federal voting rights act.”
Mike McFadden, one of those called back to vote when new ballots arrived, questioned whether there were political motives behind the ballot shortage.
“I’m just wondering if it has something to do with the election itself,” said McFadden. “[Precinct] 603 is primarily a Republican precinct.”
County Clerk Mary Herrera, a Democrat, blamed the Secretary of State’s office for the shortage of ballots saying they adjusted the number based upon early voting and absentee ballot numbers.
The Secretary of State’s office fired back blaming the county clerk for not providing enough inventory.
You can just bet that over 27K illegals voted for Madrid, canceling out the votes from New Mexicans who voted for Wilson. When they took NM back to paper ballots I knew we were in trouble. The new RAT motto should be "vote early, vote often!"
I just can't see why, when you know the voter registration, you don't send enough so that if everyone showed up, the could all vote. The 1500 ballots does not excuse this.
No argument.
They'd have to use steel cables. LOL I could just choke the living crap out of that man. He's arrogant and corrupt, and his actions have caused many of our votes to be canceled.
I do agree with your outright fraud statemnt.
Yep. The Democrats scream bloody murder while knifing us in the back.
Yep. The Democrats scream bloody murder while knifing us in the back.
He is also the chicoms good friend! I hate him.
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| Wilson, Republicans cry foul as precincts run out of ballots (New Mexico Vote Fraud) ^ |
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| Posted by Stultis On News/Activism ^ 11/07/2006 3:57:33 PM CST Albuquerque Tribune ^ | 7 November 2006 | Kate Nash, Erik Siemers U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson and an attorney for the state Republican Party this morning said at least two heavily Republican precincts in the Northeast Heights received only a fraction of the paper ballots needed, a move they called a deliberate attempt to disenfranchise GOP voters.A spokesman for the Secretary of State's Office said it appeared to be a numerical error in which a zero was dropped. Two precincts that should have received 1,500 and 1,700 ballots, respectively, instead got 150 and 170."The (Bernalillo) county clerk should have checked it when they accepted the order," said Ray Baray of the Secretary... |
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Hey everyone, when you post a state problem please put the state ZIP abbreviation in as a Topic so we can follow.
Runs a great employment service, though.
If they ran out at 9am, how long can they stay open to compensate?
Hope the voters are mad enough to come back and vote.
This is absolutely unbelievable!!!
I live in a VERY small town in Kansas...125-150 households.
I just voted on touch screens.
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