Republican vote fraud in South Dakota

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http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail2817.cfm?Id=22,35129

There's a college rivalry going on at SDSU, and it has to do with political persuasion. Supporters of both senate candidates set up shop vying for young people's votes. Jeff Thune is helping out his uncle John Thune. He and other volunteers are registering students to vote. If they're already registered, they can pick up an absentee application and a ballot will be sent to them.

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They all needed either a photocopied I.D. or a notary to witness it, sign it, and seal it

Jeff Thune says, "As long as you have a notary, which I am a notary, and they witness you filling out one of those requests you're good to go."

But here's the problem. When we checked Jeff Thune's name with the secretary of state's office, we found he's not a commissioned notary. The John Thune campaign told us the volunteer misspoke and is not a notary, nor has he witnessed any applications. They say someone else did that on campus. But that type of incident could become more common in the weeks ahead as political parties push for early votes.