Please note, this isn't the first time there have been serious problems with GOP-gathered voter registrations in CA, as outlined recently at Alternet. Looks like the GOP's voter registration record for errors far outpaced ACORN! Whaddaya know?
On Oct 21, 6:27 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The arrest of a GOP voter registration recruiter on the eve of > California's registration deadline has outraged the state's > Republicans, who now say California's secretary of state, a Democrat, > timed the arrest to distract the public from ACORN's voter fraud > scandals. > > Mark Jacoby, 25, was arrested this weekend for allegedly falsifying > his own voter registration by fraudulently claiming his parents' Los > Angeles County address so he could legally gather voter signatures in > California. > > Secretary of State Debra Bowen's office alleges Jacoby did not live at > the address, thereby perjuring himself and committing a felony for > falsely claiming voter eligibility. If convicted, Jacoby faces up to 3 > years in prison. > > Hector Barajas, communications director for the California Republican > Party, however, told WND that the charges are bogus, claiming that > while Jacoby travels the nation working on voter registrations, his > childhood home is still his home. > > "He still has his car payment that comes into his parents address, he > still has his bills that come into his parents address and he files > his taxes here in the state of California," Barajas said. "It begs the > question … where else is an individual supposed to register to vote?" > > Further, California Republicans are charging that the arrest of a GOP > voting registration worker is a deliberate attempt to distract the > public from the abuses of the more Democrat-friendly Association of > Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN. > > California Republicans released a statement that reads, "It's clear > that Bowen, herself the recipient of an ACORN endorsement (still > displayed on her campaign website), has elevated these issues to > achieve maximum political benefit and deflect attention from the > Democratic Presidential nominee's high-profiled problems and > associations with the radical community activist group ACORN. > > On Oct 21, 2:55 am, "[ the last patriotic Republican ]" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "This hardly reaches the level of ACORN " > > it is a thousand times worse he committed a crime the ACORN > > organization did not ! > > On Oct 20, 8:03 am, "d.b.baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This hardly reaches the level of ACORN: > > > > ONTARIO, Calif.—The owner of a signature-gathering firm has been > > > arrested on suspicion of voter registration fraud, authorities said > > > Sunday. > > > > Mark Anthony Jacoby, who owns the firm Young Political Majors, is > > > accused of registering himself to vote twice— in 2006 and in 2007— > > > using the address of a childhood home in Los Angeles where he no > > > longer lived. > > > > The Secretary of State's Office said Jacoby used the address to meet a > > > state requirement that signature-gatherers sign a declaration stating > > > that they are either registered to vote in California or are eligible > > > to do so. -http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10762949?source=most_emailed > > > > On Oct 20, 7:36 am, "[ the last patriotic Republican ]" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > California Republican Arrested for Voter > > > > Fraudhttp://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/103690/ > > > > Another report of Republican-related voter registration problems > > > > surfaces in California. Yesterday the Los Angeles Times reported on > > > > the Republican voter registration outfit who had allegedly been > > > > illegally changing thousands of registrations from Democratic to > > > > Republican. > > > > > Last night the head of that GOP backed group, Mark Anthony Jacoby of > > > > Young Political Majors (YPM), was arrested by the California State > > > > Election Fraud Taskforce and the Oxnard Police. > > > > > According to California Secretary of State Debra Bowen's press > > > > release, Jacoby himself had committed voter registration fraud and > > > > perjury by lying on his own voter registration form. (That's similar > > > > to what Ann Coulter did, though she not only committed felony voter > > > > registration fraud, she also committed actual voter fraud, as well, > > > > even though such fraud is exceedingly rare.) > > > > > It was my pleasure to break this story today on Fox "News" of all > > > > places! Thanks to VotersUnite! editor John Gideon for getting it > > > > posted as I was on the roll towards the studio. I'll have the video up > > > > of my appearance on Fox, and the "Fox News Alert" I was able to do, > > > > later tonight. > > > > > Please note, this isn't the first time there have been serious > > > > problems with GOP-gathered voter registrations in CA, as outlined > > > > recently at Alternet. Looks like the GOP's voter registration record > > > > for errors far outpaced ACORN! Whaddaya know?- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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