Sad example of Voter Fraud

Here is a sad story about voter fraud taking place in New Mexico where a dog, yes a dog, was registered to vote. The worst part is "Tuckup" is still registered and received a notice in the mail the other day on where to go vote on Election Day.

As your next Secretary of State, fighting voter fraud will be Jason Gant's number 1 priority!



Dog Registered To Vote In New Mexico

Owner Says He Registered Pet As Independent

POSTED: 9:16 pm MDT September 7, 2010

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Tuckup -- an 11-year-old black lab and golden retriever mix -- may be the first and only animal registered to vote in New Mexico.

"He's registered as an independent," the dog's owner, Don Pizzolato, said. "I was curious to see if I made up a completely false registration what would happen. Would I receive a voter registration card?"

Pizzolato put Tuckup's name and a fake Social Security number on a registration form several years ago.

"Six weeks later, I received a registration card for him," Pizzolato said.

"Unfortunately, submitting a false or fraudulent voter registration is actually a felony," Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver said.

But it was only after Pizzolato talked about registering Tuckup on a local blog that officials realized the mistake. Then they charged him. He served nine months probation and the case was dropped.

But even after everything played out in the legal system and with an election coming up in November, Tuckup is still registered to vote.

Last week, Tuckup received a notice in the mail telling him where he can vote in November.

"From my experience, they're not even doing the most basic of checking to see who goes on those rolls to make sure they are valid registrations," Pizzolato said.

But the Bernalillo County Clerk said her hands are tied.

"I would actually have to have a court order causing me to remove the voter registration and I still haven't gotten anything yet," Toulouse Oliver said.

So for now, Tuckup can leave his mark at the polls.

Tuckup's owner wants to point out that the dog has never voted, but that he, the owner, could cast one vote under his name and then return and cast another under his dog's name.