Detective: Prankster registered to vote as Obama
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pennsylvania detective is trying to figure out how an apparent prankster was able to fill out a 2008 voter registration card signed "Barack H. Obama."
By the time Butler County elections officials processed the card, it went into the state's computerized database with the last name "Obana" — that is, with an 'n' in place of the 'm.' But a detective tells The Associated Press that whoever did it was clearly trying to register using President Barack Obama's name.
The card was discovered last week when a jury commissioner in the county north of Pittsburgh was compiling a role of potential jurors which, in Pennsylvania, can be drawn from voter registration lists.
Detective Scott Roskovski says nobody voted using the bogus voter registration card, though filling it out falsely could be a felony.
By the time Butler County elections officials processed the card, it went into the state's computerized database with the last name "Obana" — that is, with an 'n' in place of the 'm.' But a detective tells The Associated Press that whoever did it was clearly trying to register using President Barack Obama's name.
The card was discovered last week when a jury commissioner in the county north of Pittsburgh was compiling a role of potential jurors which, in Pennsylvania, can be drawn from voter registration lists.
Detective Scott Roskovski says nobody voted using the bogus voter registration card, though filling it out falsely could be a felony.
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"It's a huge victory in that the photo ID requirement for the November election has been blocked and people without ID will be able to vote on regular ballots," said Witold "Vic" Walczak, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union in Pennsylvania. (CNN.com, Oct 2, 2012.
 @Conspirator yup. People need to prove who they are before they vote. Will it happen, no.
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"Detective Scott Roskovski says nobody voted using the bogus voter registration card, though filling it out falsely could be a felony."
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Could be a felony!!! It needs to be a felony with prison time and banned for life from voting.
Looks like some one was sending a message on how one can falsly create a voters card. . Time for a Re-vote and time to look at the cards that could have been made in false... I vote to investigate all cards to see if they are factual or fake.