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County elections employee in Oregon accused of voter fraud
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County employee subject of state run investigation
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- Date Nov 3, 2012
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We are working to make sure that this person is held accountable.
And that she is prosecuted to the fullest extent.
Under Oregon law.
Secretary of state Kate brown says this is a first -- organ.
A county employees accused of tampering with ballots.
Someone at the -- this county elections office alerted her and she passed the case on to the Department of Justice.
Brown won't -- What I want -- accounting and -- now on particularly the voters of -- from discounting is that we are taking this case very seriously.
There are number of security measures in place which is how was identified in the first place.
Can leave you my card for -- we asked for comment from clack and his county elections clerk -- halt but she sent us a message saying she can't talk about the case.
Paul is no stranger to controversy.
It 2010 -- put -- commissioner position on the may ballot.
When it should've only appeared in November.
The mishap led to a court battle and state officials coming in to monitor clack and his county's primary in general elections really disturbing and would you have ever worried about that.
And no it's nothing new -- Have -- my -- it's disappointing news for local voters but those dropping off their ballots today say they're glad they waited.
Others wonder if there will be -- recount or complete election do you over.
But they agree that something needs to change in -- people really care about the impresses me to come down.
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