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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Ind. Gov't. - "Marion County declines White's special prosecutor request on Bayhs"
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 13th, headed "Still more on: Charlie White, private citizen, files criminal complaint with prosecutor," WTHR 13 reported late this morning:
The Marion County prosecutor has turned down Secretary of State Charlie White's request to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of voter fraud by Evan and Susan Bayh.And this is interesting, recalling that White filed his complaint as a private citizen:White claimed that the Bayhs were improperly registered to vote. The prosecutor says White didn't provide enough evidence to warrant an investigation.
"In essence, Mr. White alleges that Mr. and Mrs. Bayh have committed voter fraud by voting in the May, 2011, Indiana primary because they maintain residences in both Washington, D.C., and Marion County, Indiana. The mere fact that a person maintains a residence in a state other than Indiana - even if the out-of-state property is more valuable than the Indiana property - is insufficient to conclude that the person has committed fraud by voting in Indiana," the Marion County prosecutor's office said in a statement released Thursday.
The prosecutor's office says the documents White attached to prove his point actually seem to support the idea that the Bayhs do not intend to abandon Marion County as their residence.
Also, White could be in trouble over the way he obtained the Bayhs' records."It appears that Mr. White may have used his official position to access, gather, and disseminate otherwise confidential voter information attached to his complaint. The Election Board thus also has the ability to determine the proper usage of confidential voter information contained in Mr. White's complaint," the prosecutor's office said.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 20, 2011 01:00 PM
Posted to Indiana Government