Voter Fraud Guru up for Vote Tomorrow

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Finally, the time has come. The Senate Rules Committee will vote tomorrow on whether Hans von Spakovsky, the former Justice Department official who former employees say was key to the politicization of voting rights section, will get a term on the Federal Elections Commission. Von Spakovsky is also a veteran of Republican efforts to target voter fraud.

It's not immediately clear what will happen tomorrow. Howard Gantman, staff director for the committee, said that Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) wants a vote on each nominee separately (as opposed to considering all four nominees, Democratic and Republican, in one vote) and that she continues to have serious concerns about Von Spakovsky. He also said that no deal had been struck.

Former employees of the voting section mounted serious opposition to von



http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/004289.php

Despite the denials, Ried and Schumer have supposedly already made a deal (in other words fucked us, again) for his confirmation.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/9/21/122027/759

[Senator]

1. K&R&I

[robinlynne]

2. No deals. No deals. No deals. We're talking election fraud here! No deals. nt