Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Attorney General Announces Election Fraud Hotline Calls
KENTUCKY....
Attorney General Jack Conway announced Wednesday that his Election Fraud Hotline received 202 calls from 62 counties between 6:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. during Kentucky's General Election on Tuesday.
There were a total of 212 issues raised in the calls, 11 of which involved allegations of vote buying/selling in seven Kentucky counties. Twenty-seven of the complaints involved general election fraud and 44 involved procedural questions.
The Office of the Attorney General, by law, cannot provide details regarding specific complaints or possible pending investigations. The office will continue to work closely with the U.S. Attorneys from the Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky, Kentucky State Police, the Kentucky Board of Elections, and the Kentucky Secretary of State to review complaints, and where necessary, investigate any that prove to be criminal in nature.
Attorney General Jack Conway announced Wednesday that his Election Fraud Hotline received 202 calls from 62 counties between 6:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. during Kentucky's General Election on Tuesday.
There were a total of 212 issues raised in the calls, 11 of which involved allegations of vote buying/selling in seven Kentucky counties. Twenty-seven of the complaints involved general election fraud and 44 involved procedural questions.
The Office of the Attorney General, by law, cannot provide details regarding specific complaints or possible pending investigations. The office will continue to work closely with the U.S. Attorneys from the Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky, Kentucky State Police, the Kentucky Board of Elections, and the Kentucky Secretary of State to review complaints, and where necessary, investigate any that prove to be criminal in nature.