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Racine DA finds no voter fraud evidence
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Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Jul 15, 2012 08:05pm |
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Category | Investigation |
Author | Don Behm |
Media | Newspaper - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
News Date | Sunday, July 15, 2012 01:50:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | 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."
The state board is responsible for overseeing elections statewide and investigating such violations.
"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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