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sufrommich

(22,871 posts)
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 07:52 AM Aug 2016

Trump campaign chief is registered to vote in Florida at unoccupied home

Source: The Guardian

Donald Trump’s new presidential campaign chief is registered to vote in a key swing state at an empty house where he does not live, in an apparent breach of election laws.

Stephen Bannon, the chief executive of Trump’s election campaign, has an active voter registration at the house in Miami-Dade County, Florida, which is vacant and due to be demolished to make way for a new development.

“I have emptied the property,” Luis Guevara, the owner of the house, which is in the Coconut Grove section of the city, said in an interview. “Nobody lives there … we are going to make a construction there.” Neighbors said the property had been abandoned for several months.

Bannon, 62, formerly rented the house for use by his ex-wife, Diane Clohesy, but did not live there himself. Clohesy, a Tea Party activist, moved out of the house earlier this year and has her own irregular voting registration arrangement. According to public records, Bannon and Clohesy divorced seven years ago.



Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/26/steve-bannon-florida-registered-vote-donald-trump

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Trump campaign chief is registered to vote in Florida at unoccupied home (Original Post) sufrommich Aug 2016 OP
Sleazy Republicans RapSoDee Aug 2016 #1
Interesting. yardwork Aug 2016 #2
Most interesting: a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison. Coyotl Aug 2016 #39
Think any jurisdiction prosecutor will indict the guy? ancianita Aug 2016 #43
There's this thing called "vetting"...Unheard of by Loser Donald. KeepItReal Aug 2016 #3
just wait until he rolls out the "Extreme Extreme Vetting" 0rganism Aug 2016 #41
time for a new campaign chief wordpix Aug 2016 #47
Well. Theres your voter fraud. Lock him up. Lock him up. 5 years in the slammer. bullimiami Aug 2016 #4
It's only voter fraud if you're black or Hispanic (and are likely to vote Democratic) groundloop Aug 2016 #7
This will be ignored like all the other illegal activities of Republicans. Kablooie Aug 2016 #11
oh kickety kickety!~!. . . n/t annabanana Aug 2016 #5
Whoops. - 1 vote for Drump. Mc Mike Aug 2016 #6
I guess we need stronger Voter ID laws after all groundloop Aug 2016 #8
Maybe Ann Coulter can use that same address klook Aug 2016 #9
laws never apply barbtries Aug 2016 #10
Well, well... 3catwoman3 Aug 2016 #12
What rock did the Trump campaign turn over to find this beauty? wildeyed Aug 2016 #13
That's why they think there's so much voter fraud--because they themselves are perpetrating it. tanyev Aug 2016 #14
Should get interesting if he actually voted using that registration. He never lived there Coyotl Aug 2016 #33
K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #15
I gotta say, mountain grammy Aug 2016 #16
Yeah, they need all the help they can get in Fl and Ligyron Aug 2016 #17
THE WORD "Cheat" is not in the Republican Dictionary yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #18
Yes it is, but only on the left pages. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #20
I would guess its in very fine print? Not easily read by the naked eye. yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #22
The left pages of the Republican Dictionary contain all the smears & lies they throw at Democrats.nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #23
good one Angry Dragon Aug 2016 #46
Registered somewhere else at the same time? Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #19
Voted where he never lived? Voted how many different places? Coyotl Aug 2016 #34
oh look, it's the Santorum school of residency arithia Aug 2016 #21
While I would love there to be some scandal here, I'm not sure there is. Fla Dem Aug 2016 #24
You're right spinbaby Aug 2016 #25
but didn't it say he Never lived there? ArcticFox Aug 2016 #26
Yes, but it also said he rented the home for his wife. Fla Dem Aug 2016 #29
if he never lived then it is fraud Angry Dragon Aug 2016 #45
ok. Fla Dem Aug 2016 #48
Could Also Be Tax Fraud, Trying To Claim He Is A Florida Resident... TomCADem Aug 2016 #27
Yes, that may be a more provable fraud. Where did he state his residence was on his tax returns? Fla Dem Aug 2016 #30
You are wrong if he never lived there. It was his divorced wife's rental, not his home. Coyotl Aug 2016 #32
OK. Fla Dem Aug 2016 #35
Never mind. Already pointed out twice. Iggo Aug 2016 #37
REC riversedge Aug 2016 #28
Finally, Republicans have 1 "voter fraud" case to justify disenfranchising millions with ID laws Coyotl Aug 2016 #31
They just can't not cheat, can they? Iggo Aug 2016 #36
Trump’s campaign CEO Stephen Bannon doesn’t live at Florida address he used to register to vote ... Coyotl Aug 2016 #38
If he was good at anything other than conning money Divine Discontent Aug 2016 #40
Surprise surprise surprise Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2016 #42
republicans just love voter fraud Angry Dragon Aug 2016 #44
They're gonna need advice from college frat houses if thery're lindysalsagal Aug 2016 #49
 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
39. Most interesting: a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 12:00 PM
Aug 2016

Willfully submitting false information on a Florida voter registration – or helping someone to do so – is a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

http://m.dailykos.com/stories/1564042

KeepItReal

(7,769 posts)
3. There's this thing called "vetting"...Unheard of by Loser Donald.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 08:00 AM
Aug 2016

How much easier can he make it for Sec. Clinton?

I'm sure he'll find a new way to do just that.

0rganism

(23,944 posts)
41. just wait until he rolls out the "Extreme Extreme Vetting"
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 12:54 PM
Aug 2016

shit's gonna get really really real when that happens






Kablooie

(18,626 posts)
11. This will be ignored like all the other illegal activities of Republicans.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 08:39 AM
Aug 2016

They are immune from any repercussions.
That's been proven many times before.

groundloop

(11,518 posts)
8. I guess we need stronger Voter ID laws after all
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 08:13 AM
Aug 2016



It appears that voter fraud is perfectly fine if you're a GOPer. Recall that Mitt RMoney voted while his registered address was the basement of his son's house.


wildeyed

(11,243 posts)
13. What rock did the Trump campaign turn over to find this beauty?
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:03 AM
Aug 2016

In addition to the family predilection for felony voter fraud, I was interested in the part where he became violent over the fact that his wife woke him up while feeding his infant twins. Niiiiiice!

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
33. Should get interesting if he actually voted using that registration. He never lived there
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 11:21 AM
Aug 2016

so he could be charged with a serious crime.

Did he register elsewhere too, and vote there too?

Ligyron

(7,627 posts)
17. Yeah, they need all the help they can get in Fl and
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:27 AM
Aug 2016

it still won't matter. Won't do a bit of good.

Personally, I'm glad they added this idiot racist to the campaign as it will help take the GOP down further, faster.

arithia

(455 posts)
21. oh look, it's the Santorum school of residency
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:38 AM
Aug 2016

While I'm not surprised it happened, I will be surprised if anything is done about it.

Fla Dem

(23,650 posts)
24. While I would love there to be some scandal here, I'm not sure there is.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 10:13 AM
Aug 2016

I have been registered in several states over the course of my voting life. When I've moved to a new state I register there, but have never unregistered in the state I moved from. I'm assuming my name stayed on the registration records for some period of time until they did some purging of files or cross referencing of registered voter rolls and some other records like DMV, or tax records.

As long as you only vote in one place I don't see the issue.

spinbaby

(15,088 posts)
25. You're right
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 10:25 AM
Aug 2016

I don't deregister myself at the old address when I register to vote at a new address. As long as he doesn't vote where he doesn't live, it's not a big deal.

Fla Dem

(23,650 posts)
29. Yes, but it also said he rented the home for his wife.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 11:06 AM
Aug 2016

So I assume it was his name on the lease, so technically he was the occupant. Without other information as to where he was living "at the time" he registered in Miami, we can't really say whether it was fraud or not, or if he even ever voted in Florida. But again, just because he was registered there at some point, doesn't negate that he may have registered somewhere else later and may in fact currently be registered where he now resides.

TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
27. Could Also Be Tax Fraud, Trying To Claim He Is A Florida Resident...
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 10:56 AM
Aug 2016

...for purpose of avoiding State income taxes.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
31. Finally, Republicans have 1 "voter fraud" case to justify disenfranchising millions with ID laws
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 11:10 AM
Aug 2016
Charge the man with his crime.
 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
38. Trump’s campaign CEO Stephen Bannon doesn’t live at Florida address he used to register to vote ...
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 11:42 AM
Aug 2016
Donald Trump’s campaign CEO Stephen Bannon doesn’t live at Florida address he used to register to vote

Trump's campaign insisted that Bannon lives in Florida, but is residing at "another location." .....

Voters must live in Miami-Dade in order to register to vote in the county, according to election guidelines. The Division of Elections said residency is established when “person mentally intends to make his or her permanent residence” in the location — and it can be proven with a driver’s license, mail addressed to the house and “doing other activities normally … associated with home life.”

Election officials did not immediately respond to the Daily News' request for comment. ............

Divine Discontent

(21,056 posts)
40. If he was good at anything other than conning money
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 12:40 PM
Aug 2016

He'd have realized taking on as a campaign chief, the head of an extremely right wing website was a bad bad, greatest ever, the greatest mistake!

lindysalsagal

(20,670 posts)
49. They're gonna need advice from college frat houses if thery're
Sat Aug 27, 2016, 10:16 PM
Aug 2016

Gonna try to maintain this winning streak....

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