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Politics : Bush Administration's Media Manipulation--MediaGate? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (7456)	6/21/2006 2:00:14 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9838

Six charged with violating voting laws in disputed Tenn. election AP Wire \| 6/21/06 \| WOODY BAIRD MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Six Memphis residents, including three poll workers, have been charged with violating election laws in a contested state Senate election last year. None of those indicted by a Shelby County grand jury worked for either of the campaigns and neither candidate has been accused of wrongdoing, officials said. Democrat Ophelia Ford was certified the winner over Republican Terry Roland by 13 votes. But the state Senate overturned the September election this year amid allegations of irregularities that included felons who voted and ballots cast in the names of voters who had died. State prosecutor Bill Gibbons said the dead voter ballots were cast by the poll workers. “There was an effort on the part of certain individuals ... to cast some illegal votes for Miss Ford. But I stress that there is nothing to indicate that she knew anything about that,” Gibbons said. Gibbons said his investigation found no evidence of a widespread conspiracy to throw the election to either candidate. The poll workers are charged with official misconduct and allowing voting by ineligible voters. Three felons who cast ballots also were charged with violating election laws. All the counts are felonies.