10-28-2008, 08:20 PM
State GOP files voter fraud suit
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October 28, 2008
NEWS-SUN STAFF REPORT
A lawsuit seeking additional protections against voter fraud in Tuesdayâs general election is being filed today in Lake County Circuit Court, according to the Republican Party of Illinois.
The move comes in response to a large number of voter registration irregularities discovered in Eastern Lake County that are being investigated as potential fraud.
Republican Party Spokesman Lance Trover said the lawsuit will seek to have suspect registrations specially coded, and will ask for a judgeâs order that first-time registered voters be required to show a photo identification at polling places or vote provisionally if no such identification is available.
The move comes in response to an announcement by County Clerk Willard Helander earlier this month that her office had received more than 1,000 "compromised" voter registration forms, including some listing non-existent addresses, dead people and even pets.
The Lake County State's Attorney's Office and the Lake County Sheriff's Office have confirmed the initiation of a joint investigation into the issue. Officials indicated that more than 800 of the forms were turned into the clerk's office by a Chicago resident claiming to represent several local community organizations, including Citizens Action Illinois, which partnered with the YWCA of Lake County for a voter registration drive.
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October 28, 2008
NEWS-SUN STAFF REPORT
A lawsuit seeking additional protections against voter fraud in Tuesdayâs general election is being filed today in Lake County Circuit Court, according to the Republican Party of Illinois.
The move comes in response to a large number of voter registration irregularities discovered in Eastern Lake County that are being investigated as potential fraud.
Republican Party Spokesman Lance Trover said the lawsuit will seek to have suspect registrations specially coded, and will ask for a judgeâs order that first-time registered voters be required to show a photo identification at polling places or vote provisionally if no such identification is available.
The move comes in response to an announcement by County Clerk Willard Helander earlier this month that her office had received more than 1,000 "compromised" voter registration forms, including some listing non-existent addresses, dead people and even pets.
The Lake County State's Attorney's Office and the Lake County Sheriff's Office have confirmed the initiation of a joint investigation into the issue. Officials indicated that more than 800 of the forms were turned into the clerk's office by a Chicago resident claiming to represent several local community organizations, including Citizens Action Illinois, which partnered with the YWCA of Lake County for a voter registration drive.