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Candidate voted in both Maryland and Florida in 2006 and 2008:
9/10/2012, "Maryland Democrat quits congressional race amid vote fraud allegations," Washington Post, Ben Pershing
"A Maryland Democratic candidate quit her congressional race Monday
after her own party told state officials that she had committed fraud by
voting in both Maryland and Florida in recent elections.
Wendy Rosen, a small-business owner running against freshman Rep. Andy Harris (R) in
the Eastern Shore-based 1st Congressional District, released a
statement saying that “with great regret, and much sorrow” she was
resigning from the contest.
“Personal issues have made this the hardest decision that I have had to make,” Rosen said. Rosen’s announcement came the same day the state Democratic party
released a letter to state Attorney General Douglas Gansler and state
prosecutors reporting the allegations against Rosen.
“The Maryland Democratic Party has discovered that Ms. Rosen has
been registered to vote in both Florida and Maryland since at least
2006;
that she in fact voted in the 2006 general election both in
Florida and Maryland; and
that she voted in the presidential preference
primaries held in both Florida and Maryland in 2008,”
wrote Yvette
Lewis, the state party chair. “This information is based on an
examination of the voter files from both states. We believe that this is
a clear violation of Maryland law and urge the appropriate office to
conduct a full investigation.”
A senior Maryland Democrat said the party had been tipped off this
weekend by someone within the party about Rosen’s potential issue. After
checking the allegation, the party contacted Rosen on Monday morning
and urged her to quit.
Local Democratic committees in the 1st district will now meet and
vote on a new candidate to replace Rosen on the ballot. The new name
must be submitted to the state by Sept. 27....
As recently as Sunday, Rosen still believed her campaign was going full-speed ahead.
“My trip to Charlotte was incredible!” she wrote on her Facebook page.
“I didn’t get a moment on the floor of the arena ... I spent all of my
time hunting for campaign support! Everyone was so helpful from Jan
Schakowsky and Ben Cardin to all of the women’s groups, environmental
groups, jewish organizations. I feel re-energized for this last 8 weeks!
Forward, not Backward!”"
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