Kevin Hall
06-24-2004, 11:36 PM
Political group paid felons for door-to-door drive
Political group paid felons for door-to-door drive (http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Politics/Headlines/03LegislaturePOL01062404.htm)
Come on !!! How stupid can you get? :rolleyes:
Here's the important parts ... (emphasis is mine)
A Democratic group crucial to John Kerry's presidential campaign has paid felons -- some convicted of sex offenses, assault and burglary -- to conduct door-to-door voter registration drives in at least three election swing states.
...canvassers ask residents which issues are important to them and, if they are not registered, sign them up as voters. They gather telephone numbers and other personal information, such as driver's license numbers or partial Social Security numbers, depending on what a state requires for voter registration.
...confirmed that felons have been hired in Missouri, Florida and Ohio ...
Citing security concerns for the public and for the felons, the Missouri Department of Corrections in April banished ACT from its pool of potential employers for parolees in its halfway houses in Kansas City and St. Louis, department spokesman John Fougere said. "From a public safety standpoint, we didn't want offenders to be in a situation where they would be handling that information," Fougere said.
Political group paid felons for door-to-door drive (http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Politics/Headlines/03LegislaturePOL01062404.htm)
Come on !!! How stupid can you get? :rolleyes:
Here's the important parts ... (emphasis is mine)
A Democratic group crucial to John Kerry's presidential campaign has paid felons -- some convicted of sex offenses, assault and burglary -- to conduct door-to-door voter registration drives in at least three election swing states.
...canvassers ask residents which issues are important to them and, if they are not registered, sign them up as voters. They gather telephone numbers and other personal information, such as driver's license numbers or partial Social Security numbers, depending on what a state requires for voter registration.
...confirmed that felons have been hired in Missouri, Florida and Ohio ...
Citing security concerns for the public and for the felons, the Missouri Department of Corrections in April banished ACT from its pool of potential employers for parolees in its halfway houses in Kansas City and St. Louis, department spokesman John Fougere said. "From a public safety standpoint, we didn't want offenders to be in a situation where they would be handling that information," Fougere said.