AG: Voter warning linked to GOP campaign

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State investigators have linked a Republican campaign to letters sent to thousands of Orange County Hispanics warning them they could go to jail or be deported if they vote next month, a spokesman for the attorney general said.

"We have identified where we believe the mailing list was obtained," said Nathan Barankin, spokesman for Attorney General Bill Lockyer.

He declined to identify the specific Republican campaign Wednesday, citing the ongoing investigation. The Los Angeles Times and The Orange County Register both reported Thursday that the investigation appeared to be focused on the campaign of Tan D. Nguyen, a Republican challenger to Democratic U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (news, bio, voting record).

The letter, written in Spanish, tells recipients: "You are advised that if your residence in this country is illegal or you are an immigrant, voting in a federal election is a crime that could result in jail time."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061019/ap_on_re_us/immigration_voting_threat

[in_cog_ni_to]

1. "or you are an immigrant" ???? WTF? This country has millions of LEGAL

immigrants who have every RIGHT to vote. My G-D. These people are desperate and THAT is what makes me nervous. They will do ANYTHING to win and stop the investigations the Dems will surely do.

[drm604]

2. Hopefully this will all come out before the election.

This could make it easier for Dems to maintain that seat, especially if charges are brought. Charges could also possibly dissuade others from similar tactics.

[Blue_State_Elitist]

3. This Tan guy is a fraud!

I was doing get out the vote in Anaheim for the primary and when I returned to the polling place in the afternoon Tan, himself, was standing in the parking lot within 100 feet of the polling place handing out cards to vote for him. I told him what he was doing is against election law and told the poll workers inside. They said that Tan and his people had refused to leave the area.

This guy is a creep. It's disgusting what an idiot like this will do in order to gain a few votes. It doesn't really help him, Loretta Sanchez is the sure winner, but it hurts Lou Correa for State Senate.