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3 Poll Workers, 3 Felons Charged in Tenn.
 MEMPHIS, Tenn. Three poll workers accused of casting ballots in the name of dead voters were among six people indicted on charges of violating election laws in a state Senate race, a prosecutor announced Wednesday. Prosecutor Bill Gibbons said his investigation found no evidence of a widespread conspiracy to throw the election to either candidate.Democrat Ophelia Ford was certified the winner over Republican Terry Roland by 13 votes last September. The state Senate overturned the election this year amid allegations of irregularities. "There was an effort on the part of certain individuals ... to cast some illegal votes for Miss Ford. But I stress that there is nothing to indicate that she knew anything about that," Gibbons said. None of those indicted worked for either of the campaigns and neither candidate has been accused of wrongdoing, officials said. The poll workers are charged with official misconduct. Three felons who cast ballots also were charged with violating election laws. All the counts are felonies. Posted by: Fred 2006-06-22 |
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