ACLU Offers $1,000 Reward for Proof of Voter-Impersonation Fraud in Minnesota
By Martha Neil
Feb 13, 2012
Weighing in on a controversial effort to pass a Minnesota ballot measure in November that would require voters to show photo identification at the ballot box, the local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is offering a $1,000 reward for proof of voter fraud as part of a lobbying effort against the measure.
The ACLU is offering to pay $1,000 to anyone who can present evidence at its St. Paul offices before 5 p.m. on March 30, 2012 proving a charge, indictment or conviction for voter impersonation has occurred in the state during the past decade, reports the Star-Tribune.
"The bet is that no one has been legally charged, indicted or convicted for voter impersonation in the state of Minnesota between Jan. 1, 2002 and March 30, 2012," said Chuck Samuelson, the group's executive director. He argues that the lack of criminal prosecution proves there is no need for a voter ID law...
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