WSJ pre-emptively points finger at ACORN in case Corzine wins

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By JOHN FUND

Plenty of reasons exist for suspecting absentee fraud may play a significant role in tomorrow's Garden State contests. Groups associated with Acorn in neighboring Pennsylvania and New York appear to have moved into the state. An independent candidate for mayor in Camden has already leveled charges that voter fraud is occurring in his city. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party in New Jersey is taking advantage of a new loosely written vote-by-mail law to pressure county clerks not to vigorously use signature checks to evaluate the authenticity of absentee ballots, the only verification procedure allowed.

The state has received a flood of 180,000 absentee ballot requests. On some 3,000 forms the signature doesn't match the one on file with county clerks. Yet citing concerns that voters would be disenfranchised, Democratic Party lawyer Paul Josephson wrote New Jersey's secretary of state asking her "to instruct County Clerks not to deny applications on the basis of signature comparison alone." Mr. Josephson maintained that county clerks "may be overworked and are likely not trained in handwriting analysis" and insisted that voters with suspect applications should be allowed to cast provisional ballots. Those ballots, of course, would then provide a pool of votes that would be subject to litigation in any recount.

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Victor Negron, a campaign adviser for independent mayoral candidate Roberto Feliz, a former director of Camden's public works department, says he's shocked that more than fifteen times the normal number of voters are casting absentee ballots in Camden this year. In the 2005, when the city's voters voted for both governor and mayor on the same day, only 200 absentee ballots were cast. This year, some 3,700 have already been received. At least four voters have approached the Feliz campaign to complain that an absentee ballot was sent to them without their permission or cast for them without their understanding the documents they were signing. I spoke with Uremia Rojas who reports that "a man with a clipboard knocked on my door and had me sign something so I could vote by mail. I was skeptical but signed and got a ballot. I never really wanted one." Says Mr. Negron: "We believe this to be underhanded and a possibly illegal strategy by the Democratic Party to undermine the civil rights of the residents of Camden."

There are additional reports from Camden that Hispanic voters have been misled into voting absentee ballots. So-called bearers who are allowed to collect and carry absentee ballots are said to have encouraged voters to fill out applications for absentee ballots. A few days later, the bearers reportedly return with the actual ballots, which they offer "assistance" in filling out.

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After repeated election-related scandals, Acorn has become toxic for many candidates who once relied on the group. But Acorn's longtime allies, the Service Employee International Union and New York's Working Families Party, have both moved into New Jersey.

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The Working Families Party, which is co-chaired by Acorn head Bertha Lewis, is no stranger to absentee ballot fraud. A special prosecutor in Troy, N.Y. is investigating New York's September primary, in which at least 38 ballots cast for Working Families Party candidates were thrown out as forged or fraudulent.

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That's one reason ElectionJournal.org will be deploying observers with cameras around New Jersey to hunt for irregularities. The Web site hit gold last year when its cameras captured footage of two members of the New Black Panther Party in black combat boots and black uniforms blocking the door of a Philadelphia polling place. One was brandishing a large police-style nightstick and hurling racial epithets at voters.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405...2622116146.html

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

It would be a fair cop.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Republicans simply cannot comprehend the possibility that more blacks and hispanics are voting. It must be fraud...... because they are not voting republican.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Republicans simply cannot comprehend the possibility that more blacks and hispanics are voting. It must be fraud...... because they are not voting republican.

I thought there were only Guidos and AJ living in Joisey?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Republicans simply cannot comprehend the possibility that more blacks and hispanics are voting. It must be fraud...... because they are not voting republican.

Hit the nail right on the head.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Republicans simply cannot comprehend the possibility that more blacks and hispanics are voting. It must be fraud...... because they are not voting republican.

Hit the nail right on the head.

Because Corzine has done so much to help minorities, or because that is the way they are supposed to vote?

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Republicans simply cannot comprehend the possibility that more blacks and hispanics are voting. It must be fraud...... because they are not voting republican.

Hit the nail right on the head.

Because Corzine has done so much to help minorities, or because that is the way they are supposed to vote?

Because the GOP coalition contains a viciously anti-minority component.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Republicans simply cannot comprehend the possibility that more blacks and hispanics are voting. It must be fraud...... because they are not voting republican.

Hit the nail right on the head.

Because Corzine has done so much to help minorities, or because that is the way they are supposed to vote?

That is the broad assumption that many Republicans make.

[mawilson 2,133]

I hope that f*cker doesn't win.

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I hope that f*cker doesn't win.

Corzine most likely won't. This will be a good day for the Teabaggers.

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Well said, Rob. Even with that... lots of angry people out there voting today. And you know what happens when people do things out of anger, perceived or not.

[The_Dude 1,142]

I hope that f*cker doesn't win.

Better than his lesser half at Goldman-Sachs Paulson running

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Republicans simply cannot comprehend the possibility that more blacks and hispanics are voting. It must be fraud...... because they are not voting republican.

Hit the nail right on the head.

Because Corzine has done so much to help minorities, or because that is the way they are supposed to vote?

Because the GOP coalition contains a viciously anti-minority component.

In the platform, or among some of it's members? If the latter, it is also an ill of a good portion of the Democrats as well.

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In the platform, or among some of it's members? If the latter, it is also an ill of a good portion of the Democrats as well.

The latter and yes, I agree. But there are significantly more of them in the GOP. It's hardly surprising that most of the racists I know call themselves conservative.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Republicans simply cannot comprehend the possibility that more blacks and hispanics are voting. It must be fraud...... because they are not voting republican.

Hit the nail right on the head.

Because Corzine has done so much to help minorities, or because that is the way they are supposed to vote?

Because the GOP coalition contains a viciously anti-minority component.

In the platform, or among some of it's members? If the latter, it is also an ill of a good portion of the Democrats as well.

I think it's far more pervasive in the conservative end of the spectrum. It has become increasingly latent in its manifestation too. I guess they realize they have to hide their feelings to try to recruit.