"Oregon Department of Justice investigating potential ballot tampering at Clackamas County Elections

[SoapBox]

...yes, it's a cross post from LBN but didn't want the Oregon DUers to miss it. Let me know
if I should delete this. Thanks!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014288197

[0rganism]

1. just got emailed an update

(excerpts of email from Steve Hughes, Oregon WFP) The Oregonian [1] and Willamette Week are reporting that the Oregon Department of Justice has launched an investigation into reports of ballot tampering at the Clackamas County elections office.

Willamette Week are reporting that the Oregon Department of Justice has launched an investigation into reports of ballot tampering at the Clackamas County elections office.

According to the Willamette Week, sources say that a Republican election official in the County Clerk's office has "filled in a straight Republican ticket on the ballots where preferences had been left blank by voters"[2]

1. http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/index.ssf/2012/11/oregon_department_of_justice_i.html
2. http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-29390-department_of_justice_investigating_alleged_ballot_fraud_at_clackamas_county_elections.html

Somehow, we have to stop letting criminals get so close to the engines of democracy. If it's reported to be happening in Clackamas county, you can bet it's been happening for a while in a few other places as well.

[LWolf]

2. How can this happen?

"Election officials" don't open and process ballots without observation, do they???

[0rganism]

3. she did get caught, so there's observation somewhere along the line

question is, how much damage has she already done?