Possible voter fraud under investigation in Brighton

[TexasTowelie]

Authorities are investigating after more than 80 potentially fraudulent applications for absentee ballots for the Brighton municipal elections were received by the city on Thursday.

All of the applications asked for the ballots to be mailed to the same address, said Bill Veitch, district attorney for Bessemer Division for Jefferson County. That address is the residence of one of the candidates.

Under Alabama law, absentee ballots can only be mailed out to the registered voters who request them, and they can only be mailed to the address listed for the voter on his or her voter registration.

"We are investigating it to see what is what, to see if this is fraud or if it is an honest mistake," Veitch said.

Read more: http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2016/08/possible_voter_fraud_under_inv.html

[JoePhilly]

1. Sounds like a prank.

"Hey, let's send 100 absentee ballots to so and so's address, hahahahaha!"

[TexasTowelie]

2. Bright on!

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Or maybe the candidate just wants to win by 80 votes. That

would be election fraud.