Thursday, October 14, 2004
fraudulent voter registration in Oregon funded by GOP?
On the KGW (reg. req.) news tonight, reporters showed a recent interview with a young man who was collecting voter registration cards in Portland. The man said he was paid $5 for each Republican voter registration card he turned in, and that he had thrown out some cards of people who registered as Democrats.
Josh Marshall had a link to the job posting on careerbuilder.com for the company this young man in Portland was working for: Sproul and Associates aka Voter's Outreach of America (VOA) aka "American Votes". VOA is one of the companies which collected signatures to try to get Nader on the ballot in Arizona. This company apparently has been hiring workers for voter registration in several states. They have been using the name "America Votes" which was already the name of another group working to register voters.
Here is the job posting text, taken directly from careerbuilder.com:
In another example of Republican obfuscation, you'll note that it said that it's paid for by the Republican National Committee and then it says that it's not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Clearly, though, it was funded by the GOP, and the link on the job announcement takes you directly to the GOP website.
It's also interesting that the job is listed in the "non-profit" section. Is the GOP considered a non-profit organization? Is Sproul and Associates non-profit?
Hardy Myers is starting an investigation into this matter. There have been questions about Sproul and Associates' practices in Oregon since at least September when someone from their organization tried to get space at some Oregon libraries to set up "non-partisan" voter registration tables.
I wonder how many Democratic voters in our state and across the country have been disenfranchised because of this company's fraudulent (by their own employees' admission) practices, which were apparently funded by the GOP?
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On the KGW (reg. req.) news tonight, reporters showed a recent interview with a young man who was collecting voter registration cards in Portland. The man said he was paid $5 for each Republican voter registration card he turned in, and that he had thrown out some cards of people who registered as Democrats.
Josh Marshall had a link to the job posting on careerbuilder.com for the company this young man in Portland was working for: Sproul and Associates aka Voter's Outreach of America (VOA) aka "American Votes". VOA is one of the companies which collected signatures to try to get Nader on the ballot in Arizona. This company apparently has been hiring workers for voter registration in several states. They have been using the name "America Votes" which was already the name of another group working to register voters.
Here is the job posting text, taken directly from careerbuilder.com:
$8.50/hr part-time,
$10.00/hr full-time
Canvassing Neighborhoods in Support of the GOP!
Voter's Outreach of America is hiring door-to-door canvassers asking people to register to vote. Must be at least 18 yrs of age, no felonies, registered to vote and have own transportation. Need good communication skills and professional appearance. Hours are 4pm to 8pm Monday-Friday and 8am to noon Saturday.
Call toll free 702-307-1320 for more information.
Paid for by the Republican National Committee. www.gop.com. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
Source - Reno Gazette Journal - Reno, NV
In another example of Republican obfuscation, you'll note that it said that it's paid for by the Republican National Committee and then it says that it's not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Clearly, though, it was funded by the GOP, and the link on the job announcement takes you directly to the GOP website.
It's also interesting that the job is listed in the "non-profit" section. Is the GOP considered a non-profit organization? Is Sproul and Associates non-profit?
Hardy Myers is starting an investigation into this matter. There have been questions about Sproul and Associates' practices in Oregon since at least September when someone from their organization tried to get space at some Oregon libraries to set up "non-partisan" voter registration tables.
I wonder how many Democratic voters in our state and across the country have been disenfranchised because of this company's fraudulent (by their own employees' admission) practices, which were apparently funded by the GOP?
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