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Absentee ballot requests seized; probe launched By Vic Ryckaert [EMAIL PROTECTED] November 01, 2002 The Marion County prosecutor's office seized dozens of suspicious absentee ballot applications Thursday as it launched a criminal probe into possible election fraud. "If people are forging signatures on absentee ballots, that's a crime, and it is our job to investigate it," Prosecutor Scott Newman said in a written statement. Workers in the Marion County clerk's office reported irregularities in 78 absentee ballot applications for Tuesday's election. The problems include signatures on applications that do not match those on file with the voter registration board, applications in which the voter's name is misspelled, and correction fluid used to change voters' addresses. The Marion County Election Board on Wednesday held an emergency hearing on those suspicious applications. It voted to send the ballots to those listed on the applications. But members of the board also made it clear that those absentee ballots will be scrutinized closely on Election Day. Republican County Clerk Sarah M. Taylor, a member of the Election Board, welcomed the criminal investigation. "Some violations of election law do cross into criminal matters and are punishable," Taylor said. She said she found ballot requests for three different voters that appeared to be signed by the same individual. She said it is likely that someone who did not understand the law was trying to help senior citizens or a relatives cast legitimate votes. "In some cases, people have misunderstandings about their ability to get an absentee ballot on somebody else's behalf," she said. "Until the appropriate people can review it, we're really not sure what we have on our hands." -- Outgoing mail is certified virus free Scanned by Norton AntiVirus <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
