Voter Fraud

Unlike the Bush Administration, this is one Republican who doesn't think that voter fraud is particularly widespread, if at all. But here is a story about what appears to be actual voter fraud.

Claudel Gilbert faces four felony counts of election law violation stemming from an investigation launched by election officials both counties, according to the Franklin County Board of Elections.

Election records indicate Gilbert registered to vote at a home located on Douglas Fir Drive in Franklin County after registering to vote at Reynoldswood Drive in Licking County 12 days earlier.

Gilbert's two addresses were discovered when Boards of Elections in both counties screened a statewide data base to verify voter registration, elections officials said.

"Registration in more than one county normally indicates a voter has moved from one county to another and registered at their new address without canceling their previous registration," said Matt Damschroder, director of the Franklin County Board of Elections. "When a voter is flagged on the statewide voter registration database as being a duplicate, the two counties research the voter's activity to determine which county should keep the voter. In this case, Mr. Gilbert had activity at the same election in both counties.

No mention is made of Mr. Gilbert's partisan affiliation, if there is any.

As Prof. Hasen noted, the Ohio statewide database made this possible.