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Chairman of FL Republican Party Gets Phony Voter Eligibility Letter as FBI Investigates Spreading Hoax

Oct. 24, 2012 8:45pm Jason Howerton

Florida Republican Party Chairman Lenny Curry Gets Phony Voter Eligibility Letter, FBI Investigating

A sign directing voters to a polling place is seen during the first day of early voting October 22, 2012 in Washington, DC. Citizens of the District of Columbia began early voting today for the November 6th elections which will include the 2012 US Presidential election. (Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

TAMPA, Fla. (TheBlaze/AP) — The FBI is joining an investigation into bogus letters sent to many Florida voters, including the Republican Party of Florida chairman, that raise questions about their eligibility to cast ballots.

Tampa FBI chief Steven E. Ibison said Wednesday the FBI will focus on letters received by voters in 18 counties in central and southwest Florida. State authorities have received reports of letters in at least 23 counties.

The letters claim to be from county supervisors of elections but were all postmarked from Seattle. They raise questions about the voter’s citizenship and appear intended to intimidate people.

Florida Republican Party Chairman Lenny Curry claims he received one of the letters as well. He released the following statement:

“This type of activity is not only disgusting, it is criminal, and must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law…I call on Florida Democrats to join me in condemning this false letter writing campaign that appears to target likely voters in Florida, and help RPOF get the word out about this false campaign.”

Ibison says voters who get a letter should first contact their local election supervisor to see if it’s authentic. If not, voters should keep the letter and contact the FBI.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has also opened an investigation.

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ObamaForward_OverTheCliff
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 11:44pm
“Chairman of FL Republican Party Gets Phony Voter Eligibility Letter as FBI Investigates Spreading Hoax”

Yes! Yes! Get the Federal Bureau of Investigation involved!

*ring* *ring*
“Hello? FBI? I’d like to report a …”
*click*
“Hello? Hello?”

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- dirigo
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:01am
  Do they think those who received the letters and are here illegally will actually contact their town or city manager to see if the letter is for real?
  
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azsun
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 11:03pm
GGG, thats all you need and any 2 of the G’s Will get you the other if you do not have all 3..
Guns, God, Gold

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- dirigo
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 9:57am
  That should be 5…. Grub and Ground:)
  
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Alaskaninfidel
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:59pm
Those boys from the UN sent to watch us evil Conservatives might end up servin’ a purpose…

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Alaskaninfidel
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:56pm
What do y call a cow with no legs?
Ground beef…

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Proverbs17-12NLT
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:21pm
Brown shirt marching orders

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JoMo
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:21pm
@Randy:
Awesome one…..describes the situation quite well!

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QuincySmith
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:13pm
Did anyone else miss that the letter’s content was not included?

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- QuincySmith
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:16pm
  Oops, my bad, seems I missed the first paragraph.
  
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Turtleman
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:11pm
Remember people Bush v. Gore-just ofer 500 votes separated these two in florida.

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patriot30-378
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:11pm
These people are not intelligent enough to realize that this will motivate more conservatives to come out and vote than would have otherwise. Keep it up, you tards. You are poking a bear with a stick. You are about to lose a limb.

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stoptyranny
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:03pm
Expect the left to use any and all tactics to screw with the voting process. Be on the lookout.

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- gyro
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:50pm
  this is corect
  
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The-Monk
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:54pm
Yesterday 6 new Romney signs went up in my neighborhood compared to the 2 Obama signs that have been here for 3 weeks. Today; 2 more Romney signs and 1 new Obama sign.

And no ACORN/Obama supporters going door to door at all like 2008.

Things are looking up here in my part of Tampa. : )

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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:46pm
So the perdify of the Democrats continues onward; watch for them to use this as an excuse to get the courts to overthrow the Fla ballots.

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craftmate
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:41pm
The United States goverment took the gold from the citzens in the 1930′s. So not only is your money not safe if you have invested in gold it is also at risk.

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- team1blazer
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:47pm
  MY gold and MY guns….come take them …..if you feel lucky
  
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jamestoms
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:18pm
FBI? Really FBI? Do you really think this government agency is trust worthy as they sit and watch this terroist in the White House destroy our country? The FBI guys are full fledged traitors!!!!!!!!

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h20sue
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:04pm
It’s a shame people don’t have enough to do to keep them out of trouble. This is an extremely sad world we’re living in. So much crime, theft, and Obummer. We all need a breath of fresh air.

Anybody know any good jokes?

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- rickc34
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:13pm
  Hey Sue..do you know why married men die first? Because we want to.
  
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- randy
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:19pm
  How bout this one Sue?
  
  While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old rancher, whose hand was caught in the squeeze gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to Obama and his role as our president.
  
  The old rancher said, ‘Well, ya know, Obama is a ‘Post Turtle”. Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him, what a ‘post turtle’ was. The old rancher said, ‘When you’re driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that’s a ‘post turtle’.
  
  The old rancher saw the puzzled look on the doctor’s face so he continued to explain. “You know he didn’t get up there by himself, he doesn’t belong up there, he doesn’t know what to do while he’s up there, he’s elevated beyond his ability to function, and you just Wonder what kind of dumb ass put him up there to begin with.”
  
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- kyuss
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:20pm
  Why does a honeymoon only last 6 days?
  
  7 days makes a (w)hole week.
  
  Sorry if anyone found this tasteless.
  
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dickdastardly
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 8:59pm
Axlerod is the evil mind behind this…I loathe that man.

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- rickc34
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:17pm
  Typical left wing voter harrasment. Take your money out of the banks. If Obama wins he will take control of the money and banks. Remember Hitler took control of the monetary system.
  
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- craftmate
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:37pm
  Rick, do you know the goverment also took the peoples gold in the United States in the 30′s.? So it isn’t only your money thats at risk if you have invested in gold you may want to bury it. Don’t think for a minute Obama won’t come after it.
  
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h20sue
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 8:58pm
We moved and re-registered in a new county, and suddenly, even though we are die hard republicans, we continuted to get Obama ads in our post office box. We had to call the DNC and make sure they knew we were not happy. The ads stopped immediately. Thus far, nothing has arrived, but it’s embarrassing when you live in a small town. People enjoy gabbing, and what they don’t know, they make up….. The last thing we wanted was for Obama ads to come to our postal box. Heaven’s to Betsy!

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- smead60
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:49pm
  Do not blame you one bit!!!!
  
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sizzlinsexybeckster
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 8:54pm
During the George W. Bush presidency, there was also loads of phone calls made to people leaving an automated electronic message telling people “your voting place has changed….” and then it gave a false address into nowheresville the day before election day. Lots of people drove around and got lost and eventually made it by later that evening to the election poles, well, at least most of them may have. People complained but it was too late and election day was already over. Nothing is ever investigated, that’s the problem. If anyone actually cared they’d have every state show a voter I.D. and stop this messing around.

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barber2
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 8:52pm
Seattle? An infamously Lefty location. This sounds like an infamously Lefty tactic too. Billboards to criticize voter ID, while secret drones to foster voter ID. So ” transparent. “

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Whitey4West
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 8:50pm
hmmm…I wonder who’s behind this????

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- barber2
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 8:52pm
  WHITEY: George Bush ?? LOL
  
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