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  Why are Walker allies so rattled by early voting?
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Last EditedHomegrown Democrat  Jun 02, 2012 09:52am
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News DateSaturday, June 2, 2012 03:25:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionRepublican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is alleging that Wisconsin has a history of massive voter fraud, and he was busy warning that Republican candidates need to be prepared to deal with fraudulent voting. "I’m always concerned about it, which is why I think we need to do a point or two better than where we think we need to be, to overcome it."

Right-wing talk radio hosts are going wild with complaints about busloads of students and low-income citizens voting in Milwaukee. Gov. Scott Walker has even echoed the line.

But does Wisconsin have a voter fraud problem?

Election officials do not see it. Good government groups such as the League of Women Voters, Common Cause and the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign say there is no such problem. And Richard Saks, a Milwaukee lawyer who has worked extensively on voter ID law cases, says: “The allegation that there is any kind of meaningful or significant or extensive vote fraud in Milwaukee or anywhere else in Wisconsin is totally erroneous."
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