Comments on: GOP Contractor Linked to Registration Fraud in CA Also Gathering Signatures for Nader in AZ http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/ Politics for liberal newsgeeks Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:37:02 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: selise http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15445 selise Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:34:24 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15445 <p>thanks. i’m not trying to defend them - just don’t want to make unjustified accusations (a la acorn) without the evidence to back it up. appreciate the response and the change.</p> thanks. i’m not trying to defend them – just don’t want to make unjustified accusations (a la acorn) without the evidence to back it up. appreciate the response and the change.

]]> By: vuduchld http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15442 vuduchld Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:54:04 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15442 <p>Wow! Why hasn’t this made the national headlines. This needs to be posted everywhere since McCain-Palin as well as other conservative organisations are screaming bloody murder. Where’s Hoax News!!</p> Wow! Why hasn’t this made the national headlines. This needs to be posted everywhere since McCain-Palin as well as other conservative organisations are screaming bloody murder. Where’s Hoax News!!

]]> By: AZ Matt http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15439 AZ Matt Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:05:28 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15439 <p><strong>GOP Voter Registration Fraud</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fraud20-2008oct20,0,3842357.story" rel="nofollow">From the LA Times</a></p> <blockquote><p><strong>GOP voter registration fraud case leads to arrest</strong></p> <p>Mark Jacoby, who was arrested in Ontario and owns a firm hired by the California Republican Party, violated state registration laws, authorities say.<br /> By Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer<br /> 2:38 PM PDT, October 19, 2008 </p> <p>SACRAMENTO — The owner of a firm that the California Republican Party hired to register tens of thousands of voters this year was arrested in Ontario late last night on suspicion of voter registration fraud.</p> <p>State and local investigators allege that Mark Jacoby fraudulently registered himself to vote at a childhood California address where he no longer lives so he would appear to meet the legal requirement that signature gatherers be eligible to vote in California.</p> <p>Jacoby’s arrest by state investigators and the Ontario Police Department comes after dozens of voters said they were duped into registering as Republicans by his firm, Young Political Majors, or YPM. The voters said YPM tricked them by saying they were signing a petition to toughen penalties against child molesters. The firm was paid $7 to $12 for every Californian it registered as a member of the GOP.</p> <p>…</p></blockquote> GOP Voter Registration Fraud

From the LA Times

GOP voter registration fraud case leads to arrest

Mark Jacoby, who was arrested in Ontario and owns a firm hired by the California Republican Party, violated state registration laws, authorities say.
By Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
2:38 PM PDT, October 19, 2008

SACRAMENTO — The owner of a firm that the California Republican Party hired to register tens of thousands of voters this year was arrested in Ontario late last night on suspicion of voter registration fraud.

State and local investigators allege that Mark Jacoby fraudulently registered himself to vote at a childhood California address where he no longer lives so he would appear to meet the legal requirement that signature gatherers be eligible to vote in California.

Jacoby’s arrest by state investigators and the Ontario Police Department comes after dozens of voters said they were duped into registering as Republicans by his firm, Young Political Majors, or YPM. The voters said YPM tricked them by saying they were signing a petition to toughen penalties against child molesters. The firm was paid $7 to $12 for every Californian it registered as a member of the GOP.

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]]> By: Lindsay Beyerstein http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15433 Lindsay Beyerstein Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:06:11 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15433 <p>“Signatures on petitions” was YPM’s cover story for tricking non-Republicans to sign up as Republicans in California. They asked people if they wanted to sign something about tougher penalties for sex offenders and then tricked them into signing Republican voter registration cards. </p> <p>I’m going to revise the headline because I think that you’re absolutely right: It’s not clear whether this is an ad for registrations or petitions or what.</p> “Signatures on petitions” was YPM’s cover story for tricking non-Republicans to sign up as Republicans in California. They asked people if they wanted to sign something about tougher penalties for sex offenders and then tricked them into signing Republican voter registration cards.

I’m going to revise the headline because I think that you’re absolutely right: It’s not clear whether this is an ad for registrations or petitions or what.

]]> By: selise http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15424 selise Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:00:29 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15424 <p>the ad says “Collect Signature on Petitons” - and nothing about registration. accusing a group of registering people without letting them register for the party of their choice is a very serious accusation. one i don’t think we should be making without evidence (maybe there is some i’m not aware of?).</p> the ad says “Collect Signature on Petitons” – and nothing about registration. accusing a group of registering people without letting them register for the party of their choice is a very serious accusation. one i don’t think we should be making without evidence (maybe there is some i’m not aware of?).

]]> By: Lindsay Beyerstein http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15423 Lindsay Beyerstein Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:55:11 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15423 <p>I figured they were registering people Independents to preempt them registering as Democrats. That would disrupt the Democratic GOTV effort.</p> I figured they were registering people Independents to preempt them registering as Democrats. That would disrupt the Democratic GOTV effort.

]]> By: selise http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15422 selise Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:48:55 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15422 <p>good point. election day should be a national holiday.</p> good point. election day should be a national holiday.

]]> By: dakine01 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15420 dakine01 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:25:29 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15420 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/middle-aged-suburbanites-go-all-dfh/" rel="nofollow">looseheadprop up over at the Mothership</a></p> looseheadprop up over at the Mothership

]]> By: katymine http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15418 katymine Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:02:25 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15418 <p>It ads an additional hardship on parents who need to either drag their kids to vote or find child care…… ya…. another way to suppress the vote</p> It ads an additional hardship on parents who need to either drag their kids to vote or find child care…… ya…. another way to suppress the vote

]]> By: selise http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15417 selise Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:58:59 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/19/gop-contractor-linked-to-registration-fraud-in-ca-also-registering-for-nader-in-az/#comment-15417 <p>if the signatures are invalid, then i agree they shouldn’t be on. but in general, i’d like to see people have more choices not less and i’d sign the petition in a heart beat. won’t sign the petitions of haters, but for anyone else i will.</p> if the signatures are invalid, then i agree they shouldn’t be on. but in general, i’d like to see people have more choices not less and i’d sign the petition in a heart beat. won’t sign the petitions of haters, but for anyone else i will.

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