Sound Politics: Repeaters

June 02, 2005

Repeaters

"2 Plead Guilty To Voting Twice In 2004 Election"

Doris McFarland and Robert Holmgren each admitted in King County District Court that they cast ballots for their recently deceased spouses.

Each will have to pay $490 in fines and court fees but they won't spend any time in jail. Multiple voting is a gross misdemeanor that can carry up to a year in jail and a $5,000 fine.
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The King County prosecutor's office is investigating another four or five cases of multiple voting in the county, spokesman Dan Donohoe said Thursday.

I believe there were many more than 4 or 5 cases of identified double voters.

Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at June 02, 2005 11:51 AM | Email This

Comments

1. Let me guess, registered as Dems, right?

Posted by: J.R. on June 2, 2005 11:53 AM

2. Thanks for the update Stefan. Any idea how they are registered? Living out of state I have no idea how to look this bit (these big pieces) of information. Thanks!!

Posted by: johnb on June 2, 2005 11:54 AM

3. I don't remember which person it was, it could have been Doris, but one of the persons who submitted a ballot for their deceased husband voted for Rossi because that's who their husband would have voted for.

I would be interested in what you mean Stefan by more instances. I believe you are not referring to the dead people votes in this case. Could this be in reference to the account given on Carlson's show the other day where someone followed and individual who voted at multiple polling places?

Posted by: tc on June 2, 2005 11:59 AM

4. A model election.

Posted by: Jeff B. on June 2, 2005 11:59 AM

5. Just another example of a "record that any bank would be proud of". Vote early and often! :)

Posted by: JodyC on June 2, 2005 12:02 PM

6. Great, now double voting is being treated as 'civil disobedience' or 'direct action' by the courts.

That's comforting

Posted by: Patches Pal on June 2, 2005 12:04 PM

7. You guys are all into politics and are all incredulous about this election, yet have no idea that in this state, we don't register as D's or R's or I's and so on?

Posted by: crom on June 2, 2005 12:04 PM

8. crom - A lot of people on the blog aren't in this state.

Posted by: Dogbert on June 2, 2005 12:06 PM

9. Lunch together!

Ample servings of humble pie, sour grapes and baloney sandwhiches! Upset stomaches, too.

The dems have this in the bag. The judge let in their felon's list. Illegal votes! What illegal votes??? poof!

Posted by: demoturncoat on June 2, 2005 12:08 PM

10. The examples that we are seeing in the press and who are being pursued by the KC prosecuter are grieving widows and widowers. How convienent. Funny they aren't finding/showing any MoveON ballot-stuffing slugs.

Posted by: Dogbert on June 2, 2005 12:14 PM

11. Dogbert, yes, but still, I'm thinking that before making derogatory comments, "Let me guess, registered as Dems, right?", a person would know more about that which they're commenting on.

Posted by: crom on June 2, 2005 12:14 PM

12. Hey Crom (aka troll)

As we are all aware that you Democrats are better at selective memory than a 5 year old, I will remind you that we had to designate which party we supported in the primary. I believe this is what was meant here. Or were you just being a true Clintonista and mincing words because the facts don't support your argument?

Posted by: Jarhead on June 2, 2005 12:17 PM

13. This was obviously a plea bargain. They could have been charged with a felony for voting in someone else's name.

Posted by: Richard Pope on June 2, 2005 12:25 PM

14. tc, I missed that on Carlson. What happened? Did the person call the cops, report the multi-voter?

Posted by: Shannon K on June 2, 2005 12:53 PM

15. Since most people die when they're old, and a majority of old people in WA are Republicans, the demographics suggest that a majority of the dead voters voted for Rossi. Of course, these two are in King County, so that suggests they voted for Gregoire, but presumably other dead voters were distributed around the state.

Posted by: Bruce on June 2, 2005 01:01 PM

16. There are two kinds of dead voters:

1) spouse of recently deceased submits ballot in his/her stead. ("If only Marge had lived another weeks, she could have cast her vote for X.")

2) unrelated person searches registered voter lists and cross-references to records of deceased people. This person then obtains absentee ballots in their names (elections board doesn't necessarily know the person is dead) or uses provisional ballot system, all in order to vote multiple times.

-Former Chicago resident

Posted by: Shannon K on June 2, 2005 01:14 PM

17. Crom,
I just figured they are democrats since nearly every vote fraud case that is currently being litigated seems to have demos as defendants. (There's a real peachy case going down in Federal court involving some dems in East St. Louis.) As for knowing more about the subject I am commenting on, I was asking a question. Are you familiar enough with the english language to realize that questions are a means to find things out? Or, are you too busy parsing the word "is" for your party?

Posted by: J.R. on June 2, 2005 01:19 PM

18. Next time I get caught speeding, I'll just tell the traffic court judge that I was trying to 'remember a loved one'. I didn't know that worked as an excuse.

Posted by: Michele on June 2, 2005 05:31 PM

19. Do let us know how that tactic works out Michele.

BTW, how's the alien sounding names project going. Haven't heard much about it lately. Hope it didn't get axed on the altar of political correctness.

Posted by: Unkl Witz on June 2, 2005 05:44 PM