Anti-discrimination bill results in Anchorage called into question over allegations of voter fraud

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Over half of Anchorage’s voting districts reportedly ran out of official pre-printed ballots and the Municipal Clerk’s office has said that there were over 1,400 “unscanned ballots” left uncounted by official Accuvote machines. There have been reports that such things as photocopied sample ballots were substituted instead. Mayoral candidate Paul Honeman even said that some voters actually used serviettes as ballots.

Also, the Anchorage election rules allow those who are not on the city’s electoral roll to submit a “questioned ballot,” which is sealed and taken into account by a commission appointed by the mayor. More than 6,000 of the 50,000 votes cast on Tuesday were questioned ballots.

Anti-gay activist Jim Minnery has been accused of encouraging illegal vote casting. It doesn’t help his case that he sent an email to his followers saying: “Did you know that people can register and vote at the same location and it doesn’t even have to be at their precinct location?” Though there was no truth in this – voters must be registered 30 days before an election

The Anchorage Municipal Clerk, Barbara Gruenstein, said on television that she had reason to believe people from outside the city were trying to cast votes. This means that even if these people has no success in voting, their presence would have had a hand in ensuring the ballots unexpectedly ran out.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/04/09/anti-discrimination-bill-results-in-anchorage-called-into-question-over-allegations-of-voter-fraud/

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[William769]

1. Recommended.

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2. Jim knew that they needed to be registered before voting

Story from Bent Alaska.

This is what Jim Minnery told supporters, February 17, in an email to Protect Your Rights supporters, It’s Very Simple – If You’re Not Registerd [sic], You Don’t Vote

It’s hard to imagine but many elections are won and lost simply because people don’t take the time to register to vote. The deadline passes, the campaign media blitz occurs and people get fired up to get to the polls to vote but by then, it’s too late. Please don’t let that happen with you or someone you may know.

Click HERE to find out how simple it is to register to vote. Sunday, March 4th is the LAST DAY you can register to vote in the April 3rd Election.

Link:
http://www.bentalaska.com/2012/04/another-few-laps/