75,000 Voter Registration Cards Found in Trash Bin in Atlanta

[rec_report]

Source: First Coast News

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Georgia Secretary of State's office has begun an investigation into who threw more than 75,000 Fulton County voter registration cards into a trash bin.

The cards contained a voter's full name, address and Social Security number. The office says a random sampling showed many of the cards were for active voters.

In a statement, Secretary of State Karen Handel (R) said the finding "represents a significant and serious breach of the personal information of Fulton County voters and an outrageous violation of the trust and integrity of Fulton County's elections."

After getting a call from a resident, officials with Handel's office found more than 30 boxes of voter registration application cards, precinct cards and other documents Monday in a construction trash bin at Atlanta Technical College in southwest Atlanta.

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Read more: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/georgia/news-article.aspx?storyid=79939

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[Lerkfish]

1. so, someone IS doing Rove's agenda

[rec_report]

6. Yes, and those Rove-installed US attorneys should *really* come in handy, :)

n/t

[MADem]

2. Gee, wonder if those cards are for D or minority voters? NT

[ThomCat]

5. My first thought too.

I'll bet they are all from poor or minority zip codes, or from heavily democratic areas. x(

[rec_report]

8. Yup, that's a safe bet. Otherwise, this would have been a screaming....

headline (cover story) for the PentaPost and the New York Times.
Cheers,
Polar Bear

[NMDemDist2]

11. i really doubt it

i am thinking they are the old purged files that *should* have been shredded but weren't

[EFerrari]

24. That's a thought. I'm so used to horror stories, it never occurred

to me. Although, this is a different kind of horror story if personal records are handled so negligently.

[NMDemDist2]

28. exactly! let's wait and see what new info is disclosed before we jump

to the worst possible conclusion eh?

course, this is DU.......

:rofl:

[AndyTiedye]

31. But this is GEORGIA We Are Talking About. The ALL-DIEBOLD State

[NMDemDist2]

32. so? if they control the machines, why mess with voter records?

just change the outcome eh?

:shrug:

[CottonBear]

39. The GOP only wants a certain number and type of people to vote

and that means (conservative male) white people. God forbid that too many blacks and other minorities could vote.
:(

[EFerrari]

33. Guilty!

:hi:

[Up2Late]

44. Nothing "Old" about them, most were still active voters with still valid SS#s on them.

But what does it matter anyway, we are all just a bunch of stupid, Bush loving, Red-necks and Uncle Tom's who lost our right to have our votes counted years ago (2002), when our damn Democrat SoS bought all those wonderful, High-tech, Paperless, impossible to actually recount, Diebold Accu-Vote TS machines.

Carry on, nothing to see here. Don't you all waste another second thinking about little old us here in Georgia. :mad:

[dysfunctional press]

46. "old" in the sense that they are no longer needed...

because the information has been entered into a database.

i don't see this as any type of voter suppression- more likely somebody whose legitimate job it was to dispose of the cards didn't do it correctly.

[RubyDuby in GA]

15. Fulton County is a heavily Democratic area - the most democratic area in the state

I'm shocked. Shocked I tell you that so many voter files just went bye-bye. :sarcasm:

[EFerrari]

23. I won't bet against you.

:mad:

[peacetalksforall]

20. If they are applications for cards, were the cards issued?

[no_hypocrisy]

3. I'm surprised that they weren't shredded.

They really don't care if we know, do they?

[NMDemDist2]

10. yup. they probably are old files that should have been shredded

let's not get all crazy here people

[jaksavage]

16. not crazy

But it is a bit odd that they end up in a construction dumpster...

[Canuckistanian]

21. Wouldn't the Republican have verified that simple fact first

Before she called it a "significant and serious breach"?

[NMDemDist2]

27. not really. it's a serious breach of protocol to allow personal info to

not get shredded IMO

I have seen in the articles that it contains current voter info. this leads me to believe the records were old ones

often there are multiple reg cards for different reasons (moved, changed party affiliation, got married ect) and when a new card is on file, the old cards get (ideally) shredded. also included in purged files would be deceased voters or voters who have moved out of the district

[CottonBear]

22. The SoS offices are in Macon. The dumpster is at Atlanta Technical College in southwest Atlanta.

The Fulton county governmental headquarters and board of elections are not near this area.

I'm from Georgia and I beleive that this is part of the GOP election fraud strategy.
If you lived here, you'd understand what Ruby and I are talking about when we discuss GOP election fraud in Georgia.

[conscious evolution]

45. Absolutely right

Diebold has to go.
Georgia is not a red state.
Georgia had been blue until diebold got their machines installed.

[youngdem]

4. I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that a majority are minority or Dem registrations.

[dysfunctional press]

47. i don't think that this has anything to do with voter suppresion.

but rather somebody who didn't properly dispose of the cards once the info had been entered into a database.

[dae]

7. Da-yum, I guess that's a Repuke version of some heavy duty

Spring-cleaning!:wtf:

[uppityperson]

9. It will be interesting to find out if they were any particular group.

another thought: Hey, anyone want to steal an identity? Go to this trash bin!

[Tesha]

34. Fulton County pretty much = Democratic Voters. (NT)

[lyonn]

36. That was sorta my thought. Was that a drop off site for someone

interested in identity theft? The bottom line is these cards should have been shredded if they were outdated. Does the IRS dump our old files in the dumster now days? What is the cost of shredding? Who was too lazy to shred and just dumped?

Yup, the GOP likes less government and less rules. Who the hell is watching the store now days?

[dysfunctional press]

48. the identity theft angle is the actual issue here.

this isn't about voter suppression- it's about somebody who didn't properly dispose of documents containing sensitive info.

[sakabatou]

12. Again?!

WTF?! How long is this going to go on?!

[rec_report]

13. Until the GOP steals every state. They can't win, legitimately. n/t

[CottonBear]

14. Handel is our new Republic SoS. GA has been embroiled in voting problems

including being the first in the nation 100% Diebold voting system (thanks :sarcasm: to our previous Democratic Sos, Cathy Cox for helping to elect Saxby Chambliss and Sonny Perdue by allowing election fraud :grr:), the misguided Republic backed voter ID law (overturned by the courts but still trying to stage a comeback in the GOP controlled state legislature) and having the state GOP allege "voter fraud" when the problem is GOP election fraud.

:grr:

[RubyDuby in GA]

17. I still blame her for everything wrong in this state today

And I will hold a grudge until the day I die.

:banghead: :grr: :banghead: :grr::banghead: :grr: :banghead: :grr::banghead: :grr::banghead: :grr::banghead: :grr::banghead: :grr::banghead: :grr::banghead: :grr:

[CottonBear]

18. I take it you mean Cathy Cox & I agree 100% with you. It's all her fault

that Georgia has made a 180 degree turn back toward the nineteenth century with the advent of GOP control of our state assembly and main elected offices. Only Thurbert Baker and Michael Thurmond have survived Diebold and the GOP onslaught. :(

:grr:

Hi Ruby! I hope that all is well with you, Mr. RB and little Carter Dean! :hi:

Have a great weekend! :) CB

[RubyDuby in GA]

25. Oh yes I mean Cathy Cox! I hope she's enjoying her new lofty position

as President of Young Harris College.

Screw the state over and get a sweet job. Nice. :grr:

The only thing that makes me feel a tiny bit better is that the rank and file Republicans are pissed with what is going on under the Gold Dome. They are ripping each other to shreds on their blogs. It's fun to watch :)

We're just fine. Little man is pulling himself up to things and it won't be long before mommy and daddy never get to sit down again!

[Glorfindel]

26. I feel your pain - I'm a native Georgian living in Mississippi

when I moved away in 1998, I was so PROUD to be from Georgia, the most enlightened, progressive state in the south, and I thought it would always be so. I have watched in horror as subsequent events have developed, and my beloved Georgia has flushed itself down the toilet. Even Z*** Miller has gone bat-shit crazy. I had planned to move back some day, maybe at retirement, but now probably not. Georgia seems determined to out-Mississippi Mississippi, while my current state of residence is actually trying to improve itself. Go figure. :hi:

[CottonBear]

29. I have relatives in Mississippi. The state is definitely trying to improve

at the same time as Georgia regresses. Oy!

There are lots of bad things about MS (like with any state) but there are more good things, IMHO!

[Cookie wookie]

40. Every Dem in Georgia should feel the same but

Cox was really good at getting about half the Democrats to stay loyal to her camp -- they are even sticking to her now.

Maybe they will change their allegiance if the Attorney General's Office finds any malfeasance in the investigation of the certification practices of Cox, Rogers, Brit Williams & Diebold for the 2006 election. It's going on right now. If any of the election laws are broken that are cited, EACH incidence is a misdemeanor that carry fines or time.... http://www.gaforverifiedvoting.org/about.htm

As far as Fulton being heavily Dem, the numbers really eroded in 2006, but also compare what Cox got in 02 with Buckner in 06.

Read it and weep!

The turnout for Fulton 2006 was supposedly only 46.52%.

Fulton 2006: Perdue 43.72%, Taylor's 51.43%; Cagle 37.64%, Martin's 58.51%; Buckner 51.49%, Handel 44.83%.

Fulton 2004: Bush 39.90%, Kerry 59.23%; Isakson 41.01%, Majette 55.35%

Fulton 2002: Cleland 58.39%, Chambliss 40.34%; Barnes 62.47%; Perdue 34.96%; Cathy Cox 67.55%, Bailey 28.10%

2002 ...... Diebold comes to town

Fulton 2000: Gore 152,039 (57.8%), Bush 104,870 (39.8%), Nader 1,264 (.5%); Miller--yes that's Zell before he became a moran (59.8%), Mattingly (34.6%)

Fulton 1996: Cleland 57.6%, Millner 38.4%

Fulton 1992: Clinton 58.9%, Dole 36.9%

* I couldn't easily find the earlier data, so put what I could find quickly. Would like to know if someone has full county data for 1992-2000 or any of the election years within that range (pm me!)

[rec_report]

37. I always thought more GOP coups took place in GA than other states. n/t

[CottonBear]

38. Only since 2002 and the advent of 100% Diebold

and the resulting win of Saxby Chambliss over Max Cleland and the beginning of GOP rule in the state government for the first time since reconstruction.
:(

[onehandle]

19. In one of our most Democratic districts? What a surprise! nt

[Kurovski]

30. K&R. (nt)

[truthisfreedom]

35. I hope the police were properly involved in this crime and preserved forensic evidence.

There are fingerprints on those boxes, and they need to be analyzed.

[melm00se]

41. social security numbers

on a voter registration card? doesn't that seem a bit strange?

[Cookie wookie]

43. Can't access the voter registration pdf off the SOS website

as it's not working (get a dead link to an adobe website!). However, on the EAC website it says:

"Georgia: A full social security number is requested; it is no longer required," which indicates that it was required but the page isn't clear about when it stopped being required.

http://www.eac.gov/register_vote.asp?format=none

[Cookie wookie]

42. Wonder if there is any connection to the problems cited here:

copied and pasted from a Word doc that was sent to me by an election activist who found this information in an online Govt contract database (Onvia? )-- I saved it because I was shocked and awed by it. Looks like it was a done deal but I don't know anything more than what this says:

Training / Workshops / Facilitation
__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Award
Project Name Election Day Technical Support
Owner Fulton County

County FULTON, GA
Sector State/Municipal
Contract Amount $331,200.00
CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity: ONVIA Business Builder
Guide Ref Num 4745189 - 05/17/2006
Project Num 05ITB46243YC
Additional Documents Award

May 17, 2006 - The County Commission Planned To Approve Service/commodity: Election Day Technical Support BID/RFP #: 05ITB46243YC Total Amount of Purchase: $331,200 Prime Contractor: Diebold Election Systems (McKinney, TX) Requested Action of the Boc: Approval of the 1st and only Renewal Contract with Diebold Election Systems in an Amount not to Exceed $331,200 for Twelve (12) Months for Recruitment and Training of the Technicians who will Work at the Polls for the July 18, 2006 and November 7, 2006 County Elections.

This item applies to the following Categories and/or Locations.
Categories: IT - Information Systems Consulting, Training / Workshops / Facilitation
Locations: Georgia


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3. DEPARTMENT: Registration and Elections
SERVICE/COMMODITY: Election Day Technical Support
BID/RFP #: 05ITB46243YC
TOTAL AMOUNT OF PURCHASE: $331,200
PRIME CONTRACTOR: Diebold Election Systems (McKinney, TX)
REQUESTED ACTION OF THE BOC: Approval of the 1st and only
renewal contract with Diebold Election Systems in an amount
not to exceed $331,200 for twelve (12) months for
recruitment and training of the technicians who will work
at the polls for the July 18, 2006 and November 7, 2006
County elections.

AWARD HISTORY BOC ITEM # DATE DOLLAR AMOUNT
Original Award Amount $ 05-1189 10/05/2005 $138,500.00
1st Renewal $331,200.00
2nd Renewal
This Renewal $331,200.00
Total of All Renewals $331,200.00
Total Revised Amount $469,700.00