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Darthtang AW http:///t/397584/which-picture-is-scary-to-you/20#post_3544280
On Monday, John C. Moretina pleaded guilty to a federal felony count of voter fraud. In the August 2010 Democratic primary, Moretina falsely claimed he was living in Missouri’s 40th legislative district just so he could vote in the primary there.
This is a Democratic district so the winner of the primary, John J. Rizzo, was highly likely to (and, in fact, did) win the general election for district representative. Why is this particular voter-fraud case so important? Because Rizzo defeated his Democratic opponent, Will Royster, by only one vote, 664 to 663.
The plea agreement did not say whom Moretina voted for. But he is Rizzo’s uncle. It is not too much of a stretch, then, to surmise that he gave his nephew the winning margin of victory. Moreover, there were allegations that Moretina’s wife fraudulently voted in the primary, too, although she was not charged.
How does it hurt a certain sector? Please elaborate on this....
And this 40th Legislative district has only 1300 or so registered voters? You complain about voter fraud, and in this scenario probably less than 10% of the legal voters even bothered to get out and vote in the election.
So you're saying that they caught this fraudulent voter, charged him for the voter fraud, and they still let the election results stand? How would requiring a valid ID stop this from occurring in the first place? He could've easily gotten an ID using his Uncle's address, and as far as the voters registration was concerned, he WAS a legal voter in that district. As far as his wife, whose to say she didn't use an absentee or mail-in vote to make her vote?
Elderly individuals, low income, and people living in rural communities have a difficult time acquiring a valid ID. Many elderly individuals have no need for an official ID if they are living in assisted living or nursing homes. Low income individuals and people in rural areas have accessibility issues getting to a place where they can obtain an ID. Yea, I've heard the arguments about how can you go to the bank, drive a car, or make other financial decisions with a proper ID. You would be amazed at the number of people who live out in West Texas that deal specifically with cash, drive a car without a drivers license, or have any need to identify themselves to someone because they know every person in their community. We as American citizens have a right to cast our votes unimpeded. Like I said, I went 35 years voting with nothing more than a Voters Registration Card, and no one ever complained or screamed "Voter Fraud!" Even in the 50's, you had people voting doing nothing more than "making their mark". No one questioned those voters. Now all of a sudden, when the Republicans want to take back control of The Senate and the White House there's this rampant voter fraud. Coincidence?