Democrats Demands Voter Suppression Investigation
by John Celock
June 5, 2012
A Democratic state senator has asked Wisconsin election officials to investigate two cases of election fraud and voter suppression in the state.
Sen. Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) sent a letter to the state Government Accountability Board Tuesday saying that groups supporting Gov. Scott Walker (R) have been making calls in an attempt to reduce Tom Barrett's vote count in the state. In her letter, Taylor says that those who signed a recall petition have been receiving phone calls saying that they did not need to vote because "they have already accomplished their work." She also says that voters have been receiving calls from a Milwaukee-area number saying that the recall election is on Wednesday.
Taylor, the ranking Democrat on the Joint Finance Committee, has asked the GAB to start an investigation and potential prosecution of both cases. She also wrote that she will inform the GAB of other incidents that come up.
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