October 21, 2008
Head GOP Vote Trickster Arrested
Backstory: More Dirty Election Tricks: Beware Petitions That Turn You into a Republican, October 20, 2008
Schweeeet:
GOP registration firm leader arrested for voter fraud The owner of a firm hired by the California Republican Party to register thousands of voters this year was arrested on Saturday night for allegedly registering himself to vote at a home in California where he does not live.
Secretary of State Debra Bowen, a Democrat, announced the arrest on Sunday — while the California Republican Party decried the move as an effort “to play politics with the public’s perception of political parties.”
Mark Jacoby owns the voter registration firm Young Political Majors, or YPM, which was the subject of a story in the Los Angeles Times on Saturday, which reported the group was duping voters into re-registering as Republicans. …
Jacoby and the party denied any wrongdoing.The state Republican Party pays the firm $7 to $12 for each new party registrant it signs up.
But on Saturday evening, it was Jacoby himself, not his firm, at the center of an inquiry. …
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy, I’m sure.
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