The penalty for voter fraud
Published Fri, Oct 26 2007 2:30 PM
Technorati Tags: Elections, Corruption, Courts, Annoyances
According to the State of Washington, voter registration fraud is a felony with severe penalties.
If you knowingly provide false information on this voter registration form or knowingly make a false declaration about your qualifications for voter registration you will have committed a class C felony that is punishable by imprisonment for up to five years, or by a fine of up to ten thousand dollars or both imprisonment and fine. (RCW 29A.08.210)
However, if you commit voter registration fraud in Seattle, here's what happens, according to the AP (via Northwest Cable News).
SEATTLE - A man who submitted phony voter registration forms in Seattle pleaded guilty in King County Superior Court to providing false information and was sentenced to 30 days of detention.
Thirty days of "detention". Does that mean he has to stay after school with the bullies and the kids caught smoking in the boy's room?
Cross posted at NW Bloggers. Linked to Rosemary's Thoughts.
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Rosemary responded with:
 | This is incredulous. Please tell me again why it is that even bother having laws? Oh, it's to keep us ugly Americans from fighting for OUR rights and sovereignty! Argghhh!
I left a comment for you over at my original site, Rosemary's Thoughts.blogger.com. Thank you for finding me. ;) |
Rosemary responded with:
| Oops. That's Rosemary's Thought.blogspot.com. Also, sovereignty should be soveirenty. (I think.) lol |
ablur responded with:
 | It amazes me how uneven the yoke of justice has become.
This is an example of why mandatory sentencing has become so prevalent in the US. Judges no longer carry out justice.
I personally hate mandatory sentencing because it does not temper judgment with compassion when necessary but that would require morals and convictions. Without them mandatory sentencing is all we got. |
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