Racine DA finds no voter fraud evidence [Wisconsin]

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ^ | 7/14/2012 | Don Behm

[Hunton Peck]

Racine County District Attorney W. Richard Chiapete said Saturday there is no evidence that crimes were committed at city of Racine polling places in the June 5 recall election.

The Racine County Sheriff's Department investigated four separate complaints of voting fraud at city polling places on June 5, but information received in the complaints did not support a criminal prosecution, Chiapete said in a statement.

"Some of the information that was provided was anecdotal, as opposed to firsthand eyewitness accounts," the statement says. "Much of what was reported as fraud was more appropriately categorized as rule violations that are under the jurisdiction of the Government Accountability Board."

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"Complaints about poll workers, same-day registration procedures and electioneering can be (violations), but in this case did not rise to the level of a crime in Wisconsin," Chiapete said.

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Apart from the four complaints, Chiapete has asked the Racine city clerk's office to identify any voter irregularities on June 5...

"If such irregularities are discovered, the names of those voters will be forwarded to law enforcement and the district attorney's office for prosecution,"...

[Hunton Peck]

Chiapete is a Walker appointee.

The GAB has made it clear that it has no interest in investigating any allegations of voting irregularities.

[Popman]

I guess Holder was right after all about voter fraud / S

[Iron Munro]

"Much of what was reported as fraud was more appropriately categorized as rule violations that are under the jurisdiction of the Government Accountability Board."

So, it depends on the meaning of the word 'fraud'.

Maybe double voting, out of staters voting and multiple voting are just rule violations.

[Noob1999]

So, what was it, a thousand or so pre-signed voter approvals thrown into a dumpster in back of a Racine polling place??

Nah, no fraud there, the poll worker just had to get up to take a piss, an’ get another hotdog.

Move along, nothing to see!

[Eagles6]

Dick Chia Pet? (sorry, I couldn’t help it, low and slow, right over the plate)

[afraidfortherepublic]

Wisconsin ping: no voter fraud found in Racine

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.

[Hunton Peck]

"Dick Chia Pet?"

"Not me! I'm dead!
Plus, I never was in Risconsin!"

[LouD]

They weren’t looking for “fraud”, AFTR; They were investigating the irregularities identified by poll watchers on election day.

[Eagles6]

Bet he’s ronrey now.