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Old 09-06-2012, 8:58am   #1
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Default Four men admit to manipulating absentee voter ballots
The four men who admitted manipulating absentee voter ballots
A Democratic state representative from Arkansas' Delta pleaded guilty Wednesday, along with his father and two city officials, to federal charges of conspiracy to commit voter fraud.

The four men who admitted manipulating absentee voter ballots and votes are Rep. Hudson Hallum, D-Marion, Kent Hallum, West Memphis City Councilman Phillip Wayne Carter and West Memphis Police Officer Sam Malone, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Little Rock.

A Democratic Party spokeswoman said Hallum indicated he would step down from his seat, but Gov. Mike Beebe had not received a formal resignation by Wednesday afternoon.

Hallum didn't respond to phone messages from The Associated Press seeking comment, and House Speaker Robert Moore said he has not heard from the lawmaker. But in an email sent to other Democratic legislators, Hallum apologized for his actions.

"I took some bad advice that led to some bad decisions on my part. I am going to stand up and accept full responsibility for my actions," Hallum wrote. "I am truly sorry because I know this news will have an effect on everyone's upcoming race."

The District 54 seat was vacated in January 2011 after Fred Smith, D-Crawfordsville, was convicted of theft. Hallum then won the seat in a special election by defeating Kim Felker by 8 votes in a runoff held May 10, 2011. News reports at the time said Felker had reported suspicious absentee voting to the prosecuting attorney. In an unannounced hearing, the men waived their right to be indicted by a grand jury and pleaded guilty to a single charge. The information — the term used to refer to charged filed directly by federal prosecutors rather than by a grand jury — described multiple acts, including buying meals in exchange for absentee votes.

According to the release, each of the men acknowledged participating in "a conspiracy to bribe voters to influence absentee votes in the Arkansas District 54 primary, its runoff election, and the general election," held between February and July 2011.



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Nope. Doesn't happen. There is no voter fraud.
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mmm, tasty looking asian.
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I knew those 4 men would be Democrats before even clicking on the thread.
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it's a news story; people were caught violating the law.

It's only a "political" post - to those wrapped-up in a cult.
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I knew those 4 men would be Democrats before even clicking on the thread.
Problem is that there were actually 4,000 of them.
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Voter fraud should be treated as Treason. And those convicted of it should be executed.
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Every time it is election time around here, envelopes with cash get passed out.

I can't get to vote since I am not a citizen, but always remind them my vote is for sale and I want an envelope too!
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She can have my votes for free
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Voter fraud should be treated as Treason. And those convicted of it should be executed.
Our last President is in jail now for vote fraud, among other things..

But I would vote for her again, and again, and again...
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I knew those 4 men would be Democrats before even clicking on the thread.
How quickly you forgot about Jeb Bush in the 2000 election..
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How quickly you forgot about Jeb Bush in the 2000 election..
I don't recall the trial. Can you list the highlights and what evidence was presented?
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How quickly you forgot about Jeb Bush in the 2000 election..
You mean when he wouldn't let the Dems throw out all the military absentee ballots?
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Waiting on joecoool to come explain how voter fraud doesn't happen and anybody who thinks it does is racist.
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