Report on 2004 Election in Milwaukee
Here’s the report that resulted from the investigation of the 2004 November election in the City of Milwaukee. It makes for fascinating reading. The conclusion?
After nearly 18 months of investigation the Task Force believes that there was fraud committed in the 2004 election, but as one investigator stated, “I know I voted in the Election, but I can’t be certain it counted.”
Fred Dooley helps break out some of the details for us.
1305 registration cards without enough information to be entered into the voter database. The people who voted on those cards did not have their votes counted. (page 9)
Evidence of double voting and double voter entries. (pages 7&8)
“The Milwaukee Election Commission employees allowed obviously ineligible voters to cast ballot in races that were contested” (pg 17)
Homeless votes cast from a non legal voting address. (pg. 21) (A favored Racine tactic by the way)
Irregularities in student voting (pg 24)
Recommendations on page 26, “The one thing that could eliminate a large percentage of fraudulent voting in any given election is the elimination of on-site or same-day voter registration systems.”... “As an alternative, if On-Site registration is to continue in its present form, then the presentation of a government issued identification card that includes that includes the voters name, address (including city) and date of birth should be presented before that person is allowed to register and vote.“Dead people are rising from the grave and voting in Milwaukee (pg 31)
Double voting (page 34)
Absentee votes allowed that were not eligible to vote in Wisconsin. (pg 41)
Absentee Ballots not counted (pg 42)
A New Jersey school teacher who has not lived in Milwaukee since for years voting absentee here, add to that a New York Attorney, a school director who has been in Hamburg, Germany since 1974 and a man who has lived in Canada since 1971. (pg 47)
16 examples of “staffers from a major political party” from out of state registering and voting here. (pgs 49-51)
The report did not name the party, but they were all involved with the New Voter’s Project…. Remember them? (D) From the conclusion of this section, “The belief of the investigator is that each of these persons had to commit multiple criminal acts in an effort to reach their ultimate goal of voting, showing that the act was a conscious, internal effort to commit a crime.”
As could be expected…the story on JSonline basically says it is a non-story and just some clerical issues.
http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date;=2/26/2008&id;=36228
Move along folks, nothing to see here.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 26, 2008 at 1458 hrs
“U.S. Attorney Steve Biskupic has said investigators found no evidence of widespread fraud.”
The Rest is all Hype…but clearly we need better election clerks!!
Fred will find a mountain in any molehill…everytime!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 26, 2008 at 1551 hrs
Find?
Nothing to find Mac, it is all there in balck and white. Put on your reading glasses and read the report.
Posted by Fred on February 26, 2008 at 1603 hrs
Can we now say, that Milwaukee is a cesspool of voter fraud? Perhaps as bad as Chicago in it’s hey day. A combination of Voter ID, 30 day registration before an election and more poll workers who are highly trained will work to solve the problem. Finally, find a way to curb the abuse of absentee voters somehow, and then you may have some legitimacy in elections.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 26, 2008 at 1737 hrs
Since the chief recommendation of this finding is the termination of Same-Day Voter Registration in Wisconsin (something I’ve long thought was overdue and posted on in my blogging days), why don’t we put Photo ID on the back burner—since Doyle, Decker, and DPW are going to ensure it’s never going to happen as long as they are in charge—and push for the end of that instead.
We have the findings on our side, we can grandfather in every citizen already on the voter rolls, and it can easily be done after the spring election in April.
So, besides the usual suspects who will fight like hell against this, who’s with me?
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 26, 2008 at 1900 hrs
1305 registration cards without enough information to be entered into the voter database. The people who voted on those cards did not have their votes counted. (page 9)
This statement is incorrect - those ballots were cast, and counted - however, when the election clerks went to add the voters to the official poll lists, they found problems with the information (or missing items) - some were minor issues, others were more of a concern.
Very interesting point on following page 10 - “Mr. Kennedy had given permission to the Milwaukee office to enter the names of voters from those cards that were missing dates of birth, signatures, and/or voter numbers.” So 541 of these names were added to the official list, despite incorrect registration information. What this means is that even if those were fraudulent registrations, those people just could walk up and vote in the next election without consequence. And the head of the State Election Board said that it was OK.
While many of these things are just simple clerical errors (and I can sympathize because I am a poll worker), the report does expose concerns.
Remember…“give me one name, just one name”. Let’s let Russ Decker know that Voter ID is important!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 26, 2008 at 1901 hrs
Most of these have been known for years and reported continually. Abuse in special needs homes where all of the votes are done by one person and on and on. Double voting, etc.
It has been exposed but McCann’s record on prosecuting any democrats on any voter fraud is abominable, actually non-existent.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 26, 2008 at 2016 hrs
Yes, Democrat refuses to prosecute Democrats then Democrat punidts use the lack of prosecutions as an excuse that no problem exists.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 26, 2008 at 2211 hrs
So to Doyle, Barrett, and their party perceived voter suppression is worse than proven voter fraud.
It’s become evident they need frauds, felons, homeless and tire slashers to win elections.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 26, 2008 at 2228 hrs
Democrats commiting multiple criminal acts during elections? Isn’t that called “Democrats in action” normally?
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 27, 2008 at 0329 hrs
It is clear from the report why Bikupic was not fired as a US attoney. He decided to serve the White House rather than Justice.
True there was VOTER fraud (double voting, felon voting, etc.) but there was ELECTION fraud as well where ELECTION officials should be prosecuted.
Entering 541 incomplete same day registration cards into the OFFICIAL poll list (and into the central database of the state) is a felony under WI Stats. 12.13(2)(b)3. Accepting these 1305 same day registration cards is a felony under the same statute.
The records records from Cass Street School and French Immersion School show ballot box stuffing on the order of 30% or more. I believe the chief inspectors of Cass Street School and French Immersion School committed election fraud by signing canvassing paperwork claiming they did a local board canvass as required by 7.51 which states the numbers tied out.
Filing a false canvass report which is a felony under 12.13(2)(b)4. But, even the most benign explanation is neglect and that is misdemeanor election fraud under 12.13(2)(a) and punishable under WI 12.60(3) if nothing else.Someone destroyed half the poll lists and someone destroyed half the sworn voter lists. That is a felony under 12.13(2)(b)5.
But, that would be to prosecute ELECTION official for ELECTION fraud. The order to the US Attorneys from the White house was to prosecute VOTER fraud in order to make the case for voter ID.
Biskupic McCann certainly avoiding any attempt to investigate ELECTION fraud and certainly concentrated on VOTER fraud. Why McCann did that is obvious. For Biskupic majoring on the minors saved him his job. Publishing the report AFTER the statute of limitations has run out on misdemenor election fraud certainly helps both avoid any messy prosecutions.
Posted by John Washburn on February 27, 2008 at 0829 hrs
Watching John Chisholm and Jim Sullivan on TV last night, then reviewing the records of the election fraud brought forth by the police yesterday reminds me of the 45 pages of evidence that we turned into Chisholm and others of the lying, corruption, that took place in the Tosa city Hall in regrads to the double votes of Jim Sullivan.
Anyone that reads that report immediatley sees wholesale corruption, that is everyone but the DA’s office.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 27, 2008 at 0922 hrs
Dohnal- When will you learn your lessen. Just because you want to try to “get” Sullivan does not mean you can just make something up. The incident you cite was investigated multiple times and the same conclusion was reached every time. Someone mistakingly put a check mark next to the wrong name.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 27, 2008 at 1003 hrs
Intent matters John.
There is a difference between incompetance and malice and that is a judgement call prosecutors make every day.
Utilize your limited resources to prosecute those intentionally defrauding the system for political reasons, fine and fix the problems stemming from bad procedures.
Posted by Fred on February 27, 2008 at 1007 hrs
Negligence by an election official is misdemenor election fraud. Conviction of misdemonor election fraud carries no fine nor jail time, but prevents the convicted person from contamination an election for five years.
But the 3 year statute of limitations passed on november 2, 2007. so the only thing left is the more difficult prosecution of felony election fraud and you are right a felony convictions require proof of intent.
Fred, you are of course ASSUMING the special task force investigated possible crimes committed by election officials. I see no evidence in this report to substantiated that speculation.
Posted by John Washburn on February 27, 2008 at 1322 hrs
That is wrong, no such ting happened and there are 45 pages of evidence to show the corruption in Tosa city hall and that Sullivan voted twice on several occasions.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 27, 2008 at 1517 hrs
Dohnal- Seriously, you need to give it a rest. You are wrong. You have been proven to be wrong on numerous occasions all the way back to the first time it was raised by you in a 11th hour campaign trick in several years ago. Just stop and crawl back in to the your hole.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 27, 2008 at 1647 hrs
No way. No one has ever proved us wrong, just one of McCann’s flunkies refused to prosecute cause they never proecute democrats for election fraud. State how someone proved us wrong. Show us all the statment that does that.
Sullivan and the people in Tosa city hall are liars.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 27, 2008 at 2013 hrs
The two letters you got from two different ADA’s clearly says there is no evidence to warrant further investigation, let alone prosecution. Just because you cannot get that through your thick skull does not make it so.
Give it a rest and move on.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 28, 2008 at 1139 hrs
The DA’s took the standard postion that they have for the last 40 years. There isn’t enough evidence to prosecute a democrat. Even though the hard evidence plus all the other evidence is clear. It took the state over 10 years to prosecute Mark Jensen and we will keep hollering about voter fraud until it is stopped even though the democrats love it.
When there are not any prosecutions of democrats unless forced to do so by the media, the tire slasing and the Dane county DA, Chvala you must wonder why. The latest report clearly outlines all of the corruption in Milwaukee county, Scott Walker showed us the corruption in the Milwaukee county finances and Biskupic put a bunch in jail.
We must demand clean elections in this are even thought the liberals like you prefer the corruption.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 28, 2008 at 1200 hrs
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