Acceptable Levels Of Criminal Behavior

The same people screaming that background and identification checks will never, ever stop criminals from committing crimes with guns are hyperventilating over possible voter fraud in Ohio and the need for voter ID laws.

The Hamilton County Board of Elections is investigating 19 possible cases of alleged voter fraud following months of investigation after the 2012 election.

Twenty-eight subpoenas have been issued as a result of the investigation, which includes 19 Hamilton County voters and nine witnesses who still need to answer questions to satisfy the board.

The board started with 80 suspicious cases and now are down to 19. Officials say the majority of the cases turned out to be simple misunderstandings.

Melowese Richardson, a Madisonville resident, first learned of the allegations when approached by 9 On Your Side reporter Tom McKee Wednesday. Even though she admits to voting twice in the last election, she said the news came as surprise.

"I would think that something this important would come to me first and that I wouldn't have to be enlightened about this through you," said Richardson.

According to county documents, Richardson's absentee ballot was accepted on Nov. 1, 2012 along with her signature. On Nov. 11, she told an official she also voted at a precinct because she was afraid her absentee ballot would not be counted in time.

"There's absolutely no intent on my part to commit voter fraud," said Richardson.

The wingers promptly want the woman crucified on national television.  So we must have voter ID laws or...wait a minute.  If she voted absentee, and then voted in person, how would voter ID laws have stopped her at the polls?

Nobody seems to have an answer for that.  I wonder why.