Voices Blogs Beacon Backroom With elections looming, area conservatives renew focus on fears of vote fraud | With elections looming, area conservatives renew focus on fears of vote fraud |
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| By Jo Mannies, Beacon Political Reporter | |
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Thor Hearne, a Republican lawyer and activist often involved in vote-fraud debates -- and court fights -- is to address attendees at the group's meeting this Saturday afternoon at Pillar in the Valley, 229 Chesterfield Business Parkway. The event is slated to begin at 2:30 p.m. St. Louis County GOP chairman Rich Magee, who's also a lawyer, is also scheduled to speak. The focus on vote fraud comes as area Republican legislators resurrect in Jefferson City their quest for a state mandate requiring would-be voters to produce a government-issued photo ID before they can cast a ballot. The state Supreme Court knocked out a measure passed by the Legislature and signed into law by then-Gov. Matt Blunt a couple of years ago. Now, the pro-ID effort appears to be focusing primarily on a constitutional amendment. Such activity also signals, in part, the concerns of Republicans and conservatives about St. Louis County in the build up to this fall's elections. Over the past decade, the county has gone largely Democratic. The county, and the city of St. Louis, combined provide the largest bloc of Democratic votes in the state. Republicans, including Hearne, have raised questions about the legitimacy of some of those votes, especially those cast in poor neighborhoods where residents often move frequently. Conservative groups have particularly taken aim at ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), which over the years has run into controversy (and legal problems) over some of its voter-registration efforts in these neighborhoods.
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Posted 10:45 a.m. Tues., 02.09.10 --I Heard The People Say, one of the region's new conservative groups spawned since the 2008 election, will be focusing on vote fraud at its next event.
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