re: #163 Simply Sarah

Hard to say what would curb voter fraud, especially since it largely doesn’t appear to exist outside of extremely small and isolated incidents.

It has been a big deal in Milwaukee, and the reason Repubs are pushing the issue in this state:

www3.jsonline.com

Nonetheless, it is likely that many - perhaps most - of those who committed fraud won’t face prosecution because city records are so sloppy that it will be difficult to establish cases that will stand up in court.

And even now, three months after the investigation, officials have not been able to close a gap of 7,000 votes, with more ballots cast than voters listed. Officials said the gap remains at 4,609.

U.S. Attorney Steve Biskupic likened it to trying to prove “a bank embezzlement if the bank cannot tell how much money was there in the first place.”

Biskupic announced the preliminary findings at a news conference, along with Milwaukee County District Attorney E. Michael McCann, who is also overseeing the joint inquiry.

Tuesday’s announcement comes after a Journal Sentinel investigation that found widespread problems with the election in the city, including that the election totals themselves were not double-checked by city and county panels charged with doing so.