KBI Agents Watching For Voter Fraud
KBI Agents Watching For Voter Fraud Save Email Print
Posted: 6:21 PM Nov 6, 2007
Last Updated: 6:21 PM Nov 6, 2007
Reporter: Angela Sparkman
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One concern during all elections is voter fraud. That's why the Kentucky Bureau of Investigation had agents out checking into any possible complaints around the region.

Officials say this is one of the cleanest elections they've seen. K.B.I. agents say there were no problems reported and no evidence of any vote fraud anywhere in the state.

Paintsville Precinct Judge David Blankenship makes sure everyone knows how to vote and makes sure the vote they cast is their own.

"An election has to be fair and it has to be accurate," Blankenship said.

Blankenship and other precinct workers looked for any signs of vote buying or selling.

"That's our highest job priority, not only to make sure people can vote, but that there is no fraud going on when the voting is occurring," Blankenship said.

There were no surprises here when K.B.I. agents showed up to check for vote fraud.

"Everything is smooth and quiet and without any major issues," said KBI Agent Jim Mobley.

Investigators say it appears to be the same across the state. They say this is one of the cleanest elections they've seen in recent years.

"Without anything local to push the hot buttons, then you don't have any of the political issues so to speak that come up that people are trying to get around the system with," Mobley said.

Voters we spoke with believed they could overcome any illegal voting.

"The bigger the turnout of good people makes the questionable votes a smaller percentage of the votes cast," said Doug Pugh.

But investigators think all votes cast in this election can be counted.

Attorney General Greg Stumbo says they haven't even had many voting complaint calls Tuesday. He said they did get some fraud complaints from Clay County and a few other counties in other parts of the state, but he says so far all those complaints are unfounded.

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Posted by: Andy on Nov 7, 2007 at 06:04 AM
You mean they were trying to scare away as many republicans as they could. Its the democrat way,lies, intimidation,threat of arrest.Thats what a dem,, gives you in Ky.Thats what we live with in the countys they control. Now the whole state will feel it.You have suck for it,now live with it.

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