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THERE IS LESS THAN FORTY DAYS
UNTIL THE PRESIDENTAL
ELECTIONAND EVEN LESS TIME TO
REGISTER TO VOTE. WE ARE
LEARNING ABOUT SOME SUSPICIOUS
VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS
IN FLORDIA.
FOX10 NEWS REPORTER LETISHA BUSH
DID SOME DIGGING AND JOINS
US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH THE
LATEST, LETISHA?
BOB, MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED
QUESTIONABLE VOTER REGISTRATION
FORMS HAVE BEEN TURNED INTO THE
FLORIDA STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
OFFICIALS TELL ME, MOST OF THE
SUSPICIOUS FORMS WERE FROM A
THIRD
PARTY VOTER REGISTRATION AGENCY.
I SPOKE TO ELECTION OFFICIALS
WHO TELL ME THEY'VE SEEN
EVERYTHING FROM SLOPPY
SIGNATURES...TO NAMES OF
DECEASED VOTERS ON THE
REGISTRATION FORMS.
< THOUSANDS OF VOTER
REGISTRATION FORMS ARE TURNED
INTO THE ELECTION
OFFICES. BUT IN ESCAMBIA
COUNTY, A NUMBER
OF FORMS HAVE STOOD OUT FROM THE
BUNCH.
9:04:11 " We saw a couple that
raised our suspicions.
we looked at them a little but
further at that point I
determined it was time to engage
the state attorney
on it" SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS,
DAVID STAFFORD TELLS ME, AT
LEAST A DOZEN SUSPICIOUS VOTER
REGISTRAITON FORMS HAVE BEEN
TURNED INTO HIS OFFICES....
ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT IN
OKALOOSA COUNTY.
BUT IN SANTA ROSA, I'M TOLD MORE
THAN ONE HUNDRED POSSIBLE
FRADULANT
FORMS HAVE BEEN TURNED IN.
VOTERS ARE TAKING NOTICE.
9:00:43 " I think it's obviously
something that is going to be
looked at..the question is it a
matter of small number or is it
widespread." STAFFORD SAYS MOST
OF THE
QUESTIONABLE FORMS HAVE BEEN
LINKED BACK TO A THIRD PARTY
VOTER
REGISTRATION AGENCY. 9:04:54 "
They are assigned a unique
identifier, the third party
identification number that was
on the this group of
applications was
assigned to the Republican Party
of Florida" THE STATE ATTORNEY
TELLS ME HE IS INVESTIGATING
PEOPLE WITHIN THAT AGENCY AND IS
NOT TARGETING THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY, OR THE AGENCY
ITSELF.
TONIA NATION STILL HAS FAITH IN
THE VOTING SYSTEM.
SHE BELIEVES A FRAUDULENT
VOTER, WON'T MAKE IT TO THE
POLLS.
9:02:54 " I know that at the
pollsat the polls they were
very diligent about making sure
they had the
right voter."
ELECTION OFFICIALS WANT TO
REMIND THE PUBLIC, JUST FILING
OUT A FORM DOES
NOT MAKE YOU A REGISTERED VOTER.
THERE IS A CHECKS AND BALANCE
SYSTEM TO VERIFY THE
INFORMATION.