To: Eric Holder, Attorney General and Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD-7)
Protect the right to vote: ask federal officials to investigate GOP dumping of Virginia voter reg...
Progress Virginia
I'm writing to urge the investigation of voter registration fraud in Virginia. On October 18, 2012, a Republican operative in Harrisonburg, Virginia was arrested and charged with 8 felonies and 5 misdemeanors after voter registration application forms were found thrown away in a dumpster and the problem could be more widespread. Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has instigated an investigation but we can't trust him to impartially investigate his own party while simultaneously seeking their gubernatorial nomination. Ask federal officials to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation to ensure every eligible voter can cast a ballot that counts.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Why is this important?
A contractor for the Republican Party of Virginia was arrested on October 18, 2012 and accused of disposing of voter registration forms in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The integrity of our elections is paramount, and every Virginian should be assured that their vote counts.
There are indications that this voter registration fraud may be more widespread. The firm which employed this contractor has worked for the Republican Party of Virginia in multiple localities, including Chesapeake City, Fairfax County, Prince William County, Loudoun County, and Virginia Beach City. Additionally, just last month the Republican Party of Virginia terminated its contract with Strategic Allied Consulting over allegations of voter registration fraud. However, news reports indicate the party continued to employ many of Strategic Allied's employees, one of who has now been arrested.
Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has a long history of manipulating the law and his office for his own political gain. We can't trust him to impartially investigate the Republican Party of Virginia while simultaneously seeking their gubernatorial nomination. Our elections should be free, fair, and accessible. Virginians cannot be confident that every eligible voter who wishes may participate in our democracy without a thorough and transparent investigation into the extent of this fraud.
There are indications that this voter registration fraud may be more widespread. The firm which employed this contractor has worked for the Republican Party of Virginia in multiple localities, including Chesapeake City, Fairfax County, Prince William County, Loudoun County, and Virginia Beach City. Additionally, just last month the Republican Party of Virginia terminated its contract with Strategic Allied Consulting over allegations of voter registration fraud. However, news reports indicate the party continued to employ many of Strategic Allied's employees, one of who has now been arrested.
Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has a long history of manipulating the law and his office for his own political gain. We can't trust him to impartially investigate the Republican Party of Virginia while simultaneously seeking their gubernatorial nomination. Our elections should be free, fair, and accessible. Virginians cannot be confident that every eligible voter who wishes may participate in our democracy without a thorough and transparent investigation into the extent of this fraud.