Republicans
are calling their latest voter ID laws a law to prevent voter fraud, but it looks
like it’s their party who is committing such acts.
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| John Enright, Republican |
While
Republicans trying to justify voter suppression bills continue to
struggle to find any actual cases of voter fraud, once again a Republican
politician may be the exception that proves the rule.
The
Arizona Republic reports:
A
Pinal County supervisor candidate has withdrawn from the race in the wake of
voter-fraud allegations involving a former companion who, records show, has
continued to vote by absentee ballot in the five years since her death. John
Enright, 66, had been seeking the Republican nomination for county supervisor
of District 5, an area that includes Apache Junction and Gold Canyon. …
Enright
has not been charged with any crime and told the Arizona press “I look forward
to learning more about these allegations. If they are indeed formal
allegations, I will defend myself. I very much look forward to clearing my
name.”
If
Enright was indeed casting ballots in his late girlfriend’s name, he would be
guilty of what the Pinal County Recorder called “an absolute act of fraudulent
voting” — and a Class 6 felony.
