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Judge: No Charges Coming in Fraud Investigation
posted 03/04/09
6:03 pm
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Circuit Judge Richard Proctor filed an order Tuesday saying that "the alleged activities do show a possible violation of the absentee voting procedures." However, Proctor says the state Legislature needs to provide clear penalties in the law for violating the procedures.
Prosecutor Fletcher Long told the Times-Herald newspaper he understood the judge's decision.
Arkansas State Police seized 82 absentee ballots for the November election as part of an investigation that started after a questioned June 13, 2006, Democratic runoff for an eastern Arkansas state Senate seat.
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posted by: nachoscooter on 12:18 am on 03/05/09
Voter fraud laws ARE on the books. Just try voting several times absentee in your county seat. Ah, Acorn at work...
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