Iowa Secretary Of State Rebukes Cruz For Controversial Mailers
Source: BuzzFeed
AMES, Iowa — Iowa’s secretary of state rebuked Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign on Saturday for controversial mailers that told voters they had committed a “voting violation” by not voting.
“Today I was shown a piece of literature from the Cruz for President campaign that misrepresents the role of my office, and worse, misrepresents Iowa election law,” Paul Pate, the Iowa secretary of state, said in a statement distributed by his office.
“Accusing citizens of Iowa of a ‘voting violation’ based on Iowa Caucus participation, or lack thereof, is false representation of an official act. There is no such thing as an election violation related to frequency of voting. Any insinuation or statement to the contrary is wrong and I believe it is not in keeping in the spirit of the Iowa Caucuses.”
The mailers, sent out to some Iowa voters ahead of the caucuses by Cruz’s campaign, are marked “VOTING VIOLATION” and list people’s names in addition to their neighbors’, with “grades” attached based on their voting participation record, calling on them to caucus to “improve your score.” Some Iowans tweeted photos of the mailers on Friday, drawing attention from people on Twitter due to the aggressive nature of the mail. The Cruz campaign confirmed on Friday that it had sent the mailers.
Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/iowa-secretary-of-state-rebukes-cruz-for-controversial-maile#.rloyeMqoE
There is no sanction for misrepresenting Iowa's election law? Slapping shoes is not enough. Prosecution, that's the stuff.
Sorry ... I am showing my age.
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