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To: Rarebird who wrote (60812)	11/10/2000 2:45:06 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116760

Sen. Bond Charges Vote Fraud in St. Louis NewsMax.com Wires Friday, Nov. 10, 2000 ST. LOUIS (UPI) – Sen. Christopher Bond, R-Mo., Thursday charged there was widespread vote fraud in St. Louis on election night and asked the U.S. attorney and FBI to investigate. A heavy Democrat turnout in St. Louis led to the ouster of Sen. John Ashcroft, R-Mo., and the election of the late Gov. Mel Carnahan in Missouri's U.S. Senate race. In the governor's race, Democrat Bob Holden was elected over Republican Jim Talent by a narrow margin. A St. Louis judge ordered polls to be kept open past their scheduled 7 p.m. closing time, but a three-member appellate court panel overturned the ruling 40 minutes later. Bond charges that some polls remained open despite the appellate decision. In letters to U.S. Attorney Audrey Fleissig and FBI Director Louis Freeh, Bond said there was evidence that "taped phone calls were prepared in advance to be delivered in the area alerting voters to the fact that the polls would remain open until 10 p.m. election night." Judge Evelyn Baker Tuesday afternoon ruled in response to a petition filed by congressional candidate William "Lacy" Clay that St. Louis polling places remain open until 10 p.m. because long lines and lack of voting materials were depriving people of their right to vote. The Missouri Court of Appeals, however, ordered the polls closed at 7:45 p.m., and the Election Board ordered polls closed at 8:15 p.m. Board Chairman Floyd Kimbrough said, however, the last vote was cast about 10 p.m. "Despite the court order, numerous witnesses have stated that voters were registered and permitted to cast ballots late into the evening in direct violation of that court order," Bond wrote. "Furthermore, witnesses have stated that individuals registering voters and encouraging voting were aware of that order and knowingly ignored the court order, thereby committing voter fraud. "Additionally, election judges at approximately 29 polling places left their positions at 7 p.m., leaving ballots and ballot boxes unattended for an undetermined amount of time. Considering these and other events that transpired over the course of the evening, there is reason to believe that collusion existed to commit voter fraud and voter fraud occurred on a wide scale throughout the city of St. Louis." In addition to an investigation, Bond also urged Fleissig to take custody of the ballots and election records to ensure against "further tampering." newsmax.com