Category Archives: absentee ballots

“Prosecutor: 3 non-Ohioans voted here fraudulently”

May 8, 2013, 9:48 pmabsentee ballots, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Cincinnati Enquirer: • Allen is charged with attempting to vote by requesting an absentee voter ballot, despite being a resident of Florida. She hasn’t lived in Ohio since 2009. • Strickland is charged with registering to vote and then… Continue reading

“Marshall facing prison time; Judge sentences [North Vernon] man in vote fraud case to 18 months with 9 suspended”

May 1, 2013, 2:41 pmabsentee ballots, campaignsRick Hasen

News making waves in Indiana: “Michael R. Marshall, 60, of North Vernon, a veteran Democratic Party volunteer in Jennings County, was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 months in prison, with nine months suspended, on three counts of voter fraud. Marshall… Continue reading

“House erupts in showdown on voter’s rights”

April 25, 2013, 8:21 pmabsentee ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

MySA.com: “The Texas House erupted Thursday into a partisan showdown over voting rights when the chamber’s Republicans muscled through a measure they argue will help crack down on mail-in voter fraud. Tensions flared on House floor for more than… Continue reading

“Can I Get a Witness? Proposed Florida Absentee Rule Riles Election Officials”

April 10, 2013, 7:22 amabsentee ballots, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

A ChapinBlog.

“Prosecutor wants to review double votes”

April 10, 2013, 7:18 amabsentee ballots, election administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Cincinnati Enquirer: “All 55 cases in which a Hamilton County voter voted via an absentee ballot and then voted provisionally must be sent to the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office for review of possible criminal charges, according to a directive… Continue reading

“Scott Mooneyham: Absentee ballots and voter fraud”

April 3, 2013, 8:22 amabsentee ballots, chicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Interesting column: For the last two years, a substantial investigation has been underway in North Carolina into allegations of real voter fraud, the kind that can turn an election. You don’t hear much about it in Raleigh or in… Continue reading

“Milwaukee County prosecutors charge 10 with voter fraud”

March 22, 2013, 6:59 amabsentee ballots, campaigns, election administrationRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: “Milwaukee County prosecutors Thursday filed voter fraud charges against 10 people, including two accused of double voting in 2012 elections and two felons ineligible to vote.”

“Cyberattack on Florida election is first known case in US, experts say”

March 18, 2013, 8:17 amabsentee ballots, chicanery, voting technologyRick Hasen

Must-read NBC News report: An attempt to illegally obtain absentee ballots in Florida last year is the first known case in the U.S. of a cyberattack against an online election system, according to computer scientists and lawyers working to… Continue reading

“Troy voter fraud trial finally comes to a close”

March 14, 2013, 9:32 pmabsentee ballots, chicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WNYT: “After 3 ½ years and 3 trials that did not result in any convictions, the Troy voter fraud trial finally ended Thursday night.”

“Nun Resigns After Voter Fraud Accusation”

March 12, 2013, 7:47 amabsentee ballots, chicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

“Miami-Dade has authority to enact absentee ballot law, judge rules”

February 22, 2013, 2:03 pmabsentee ballots, chicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Miami Herald: “In its effort to crack down on voter fraud, Miami-Dade County has the authority to limit how many absentee ballots a voter can possess, a judge ruled Friday.”

“EXCLUSIVE: Did nun vote for dead colleague?”

February 21, 2013, 7:30 amabsentee ballots, chicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Cincinnati Enquirer: “A Greater Cincinnati nun is suspected of illegally casting a ballot for another nun who died before last November’s election, a new case of alleged vote fraud that emerged as local officials move to wrap up their… Continue reading

“County clerk’s office tells of possible campaign problems in Cicero”

February 18, 2013, 7:50 pmabsentee ballots, chicanery, vote buyingRick Hasen

Chicago Tribune: “Allegations such as voters being offered pizza coupons and campaign workers insisting on handling mail-in ballots for town residents have sprung up in Cicero as the heated race for town president heads into its final week. The… Continue reading