It may not be a swing state like Florida and Nevada, but South Dakota — home to one of the nation’s most important Senate races — has plenty of Republicans committing election fraud there, too.
The state Republican Party has accepted the resignations of the chairman of its get-out-the-vote operation and four contract workers in the aftermath of an absentee voter application controversy on South Dakota college campuses.
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A state Division of Criminal Investigation probe, requested by State’s Attorney Clyde Calhoon, is under way in Brookings County. Calhoon said he expects a report today from Jon Bierne, the DCI agent conducting the investigation.
The campaign operation in the state is something called the “Victory program.” But before you dismiss this as a local mess, it’s worth noting that the program is funded by the national Republican Party.
The campaign misconduct in South Dakota is so troubling, it’s gotten to the point in which even Bill Janklow, a former governor, House member, and one of the state’s most recognizable Republican voices, is outraged.
Former GOP Rep. Bill Janklow, who has been out of the spotlight since serving time for a manslaughter conviction this year, lashed out Tuesday at a Republican get-out-the-vote operation that he accused of breaking election rules.
“These people are cheating,” he said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. “When you tamper with it, you cheat the system. And cheating in elections is the worst form of cancer because it’s uncontrollable.”
Couldn’t have said it better myself.