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MN Anti-Voter Fraud Group: Ignore Judge's Ruling Against 'I.D. Me' Buttons

Ryan J. Reilly | November 2, 2010, 7:22AM

Minnesota Majority, one of the groups behind the anti-voter fraud initiative in the state called "Election Integrity Watch," told supporters in an e-mail last night to go ahead and wear their "Please I.D. Me" buttons and Tea Party apparel to the polls today despite a federal judge's ruling yesterday that such items would interfere with the elections process.

The e-mail said that anti-voter fraud advocates will "have a decision to make" if an election judge questions the items they are wearing. "You can simply remove or cover the challenged item and you'll be allowed to vote, or you can refuse and demand your right to vote and the election judge will allow you to vote, while also recording your name and you could be charged with a petty misdemeanor," says the e-mail.

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Topics: 2010 Elections, Election Integrity Watch, Minnesota, Minnesota Majority, voter fraud, voter intimidation

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Federal Judge To MN Conservatives: You Can't Wear 'I.D. Me' Buttons At Polls

Ryan J. Reilly | November 1, 2010, 3:12PM


A button from ElectionIntegrityWatch.com

A federal judge ruled on Monday that conservatives in Minnesota rallying against voter fraud will not be allowed to wear their "Please I.D. Me" buttons to polling locations, according to the Associated Press.

Minnesota Majority, one of the groups that is taking part in the Election Integrity Watch group, sued last week because of a ban on their pins at polling places. County Attorneys in two counties in Minnesota said those buttons count as campaign material. Minnesota Majority countered that their buttons were protected by the First Amendment and that the voter I.D. issue was not on the ballot -- and thus the buttons weren't a violation of electioneering laws.

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Topics: Minnesota, Minnesota Majority, voter fraud, voter intimidation

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Minn. Poll Watchers May Sue Over 'Astonishing' Ban On 'I.D. Me' Buttons

Ryan J. Reilly | October 28, 2010, 8:42AM


A button from ElectionIntegrityWatch.com

One of the conservative groups in Minnesota supporting the "Election Integrity Watch" program is considering filing suit over the ban on their "Please I.D. Me" buttons in polling places.

"It's simply a First Amendment issue, so we're going to fight them on this," Dan McGrath of Minnesota Majority told TPMMuckraker. "We're consulting our attorneys right now and preparing a possible federal lawsuit."

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Topics: 2010 Elections, Minnesota, Minnesota Majority, voter fraud, voter intimidation

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MN County Attorney Says Conservative Voter Buttons Are Banned

Ryan J. Reilly | October 27, 2010, 11:18AM


A button from ElectionIntegrityWatch.com

The buttons that Minnesota conservative groups want their supporters to wear to tell poll watchers to ask them for their I.D. won't be allowing in polling stations, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman tells TPMMuckraker.

"You can't wear campaign buttons in a polling place, state law says you can't. And election judges can't even wear, you know, 'Stamp Out Election Fraud.' So that's going to be interesting in the next few days," Freeman said.

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Topics: Minnesota, Minnesota Majority, voter fraud

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Minn. Conservative Group's Voter Fraud Allegations About Five Percent Accurate

Ryan J. Reilly | October 27, 2010, 10:09AM


Hennpin County Attorney Mike Freeman

A County Attorney in Minnesota -- where Tea Party and conservative groups are staging an anti-voter fraud push -- has charged 47 individuals in voter fraud cases stemming from the 2008 election.

But Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman told TPMMuckraker that conservative groups have exaggerated the threat of voter fraud. He also said that their investigation revealed that there was no coordinated campaign to commit voter fraud. Freeman said that 43 of the cases involve felons who were ineligible to vote and four cases involve double voting.

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Tea Party, Conservative Groups In Minn. Put $500 Bounty On Voter Fraud Convictions (VIDEO)

Ryan J. Reilly | October 15, 2010, 1:27PM


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Conservative groups in Minnesota are offering a $500 reward for tips leading to voter fraud convictions.

Minnesota Majority, Minnesota Voters Alliance and the Northstar Tea Party Patriots have teamed up on a project they call Election Integrity Watch and are running radio ads promoting what they say is a program to train "thousands of citizens of what to look for at the polls."

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Topics: ACORN, Minnesota, Minnesota Majority, Tea Parties, voter fraud

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