Posted on 02/18/2017 5:58:30 PM PST by springwater13
Texas election officials have acknowledged that hundreds of people were allowed to bypass the state's toughest-in-the-nation voter ID law and improperly cast ballots in the November presidential election by signing a sworn statement instead of showing a photo ID.
The chief election officers in two of the state's largest counties are now considering whether to refer cases to local prosecutors for potential perjury charges or violations of election law. Officials in many other areas say they will simply let the mistakes go, citing widespread confusion among poll workers and voters.
The Texas law requires voters to show one of seven approved forms of identification to cast ballots. It was softened in August to allow people without a driver's license or other photo ID to sign an affidavit declaring that they have an impediment to obtaining required identification.
Even after the affidavits were introduced, voters who possess an acceptable photo ID were still required to show it at the polls.
The revelations come as President Donald Trump makes frequent claims that the nation's voting systems are vulnerable to fraud. The president has repeatedly said, without citing any evidence, that he would have won the popular vote if not for 3 million to 5 million immigrants in the country illegally who voted for his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.
An Associated Press analysis of roughly 13,500 affidavits submitted in Texas' largest counties found at least 500 instances in which voters were allowed to get around the law by signing an affidavit and never showing a photo ID, despite indicating that they possessed one.
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But ... but ... isn’t this impossible?
A liar said it was impossible and I guess I have to believe him since he works for a big newspaper. ;^)
Their not Texans if they are illegal. If you read the article it’s hard to understand exactly what they are saying. Just come out with it! Lots of illegals voted in Texas and all over the country.
I wish they would next go into New Mexico, Arizona and California. The illegal alien voters were finally able to vote Sheriff Arpaio out. Today, his fascist “democrat” replacement declared Maricopa County a sanctuary county. No cooperation with ICE.
Texas voting requirements were softened???
They have to have ID to get welfare, so they all have IDs. No voting without a photo ID should be a federal law, applicable to all federal elections. Even though elections are a state issue, if it involves federal offices, the federal government makes the rules. This is the justification for the Voting Rights Act passed by LBJ that is still in effect in the South in spite of no evidence that Blacks aren’t being allowed to vote.
Officials in many other areas say they will simply let the mistakes go, citing widespread confusion among poll workers and voters.
JAIL THEM TOO!
So you swear you’re a citizen? Ok, works for me.
Misleading headline.
It is hundreds out of a sample of 13,500!
And it was alleged Texans.
And “improperly” is too generous. It should say, “illegally.”
AP attempting to be relevant.
Then these officials need to do the time and pay the fine instead.
And John Dillinger “improperly” withdrew bank funds.
Something for Trump to tweet about and to bring up at the next journalist reeducation camp, formerly know as press conference.
There. I fixed it.
There is a simple way to find people who vote illegally. Through the government run mail system. It directly connects the address given of the person to a residence. There are rules to follow,but could be done.
There, now it's fixed.
While I firmly believe this is true, I will wait for a valid news agency to report it before getting too steamed up.
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