Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White, a Republican, of course, proves yet again that if there's voter fraud, a Republican is typically behind it.
James O'Keefe
isn't the only conservative engaging in voter fraud.
Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White was convicted of six felonies early this morning, and consequently lost his job [...]
After about 12 hours of deliberation, a jury convicted White of three counts of voter fraud, two counts of perjury and one count of theft.
Now you'd think being convicted of voter fraud would mean the absolute end of any claim to the governmental office that handles, you know, voters and elections. But not when you're a Republican.
White, 42, Fishers, plans to ask a judge to reduce his convictions – all class D felonies – to misdemeanors at sentencing. It’s uncertain whether that move would allow him to reclaim his job [...]
Shortly after White’s verdict was read, Gov. Mitch Daniels announced in a news release shortly before 3 a.m. that he has appointed Jerry Bonnet, White’s chief deputy, as interim secretary of state.
“I have chosen not to make a permanent appointment today out of respect for the judge’s authority to lessen the verdict to a misdemeanor and reinstate the elected office holder,” the Republican governor said in the news release. “If the felony convictions are not altered, I anticipate making a permanent appointment quickly."
Do you think Mitch Daniel's tune would be the same if the Secretary of State was a Democrat?
And speaking of Democrats, they may end up with the seat anyway. A trial judge has already ruled in separate legal proceedings that White was ineligible to run for Secretary of State, thus the office should be occupied by his Democratic opponent, Vop Osili. That decision was stayed pending appeals, and the Indiana Supreme Court is currently deciding whether to take the case now, or route it through an appellate court first.