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* From the Chicago Republican Party…

Folks —

We need volunteers today, tomorrow, and Sunday. Here’s why:

As you may have seen in the press, the Democrats are running a number of candidates for Republican ward committeeman positions across the city. It’s appalling, but there is a twisted logic to it: if the Democrats pick up some seats, they get influence within the Republican Party. And they get to place the election judges in a ward, which means it’ll be open season for vote fraud.

Fortunately, many of these candidates filed very poorly-done petitions. The petitions contain clearly fake signatures. (Ever known a whole family to have exactly the same handwriting?)

Unfortunately, we have to challenge these petitions a line at a time, which means we need people to go to the Chicago Board of Elections and look up voters to see if the signatures match. And the Democrats, who wrote the election law, have only given us a few days to do it.

We need your help ASAP. Please call Michael Federico at [deleted], or me at [deleted], and let us know if you have time to put in a few hours this weekend. The Chicago Board of Elections is open these hours.

Today, Friday,
8:00am - 9:00pm
Saturday
9:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday
9:00am - 6:00pm

This is nice, clean, easy, indoor work. (Not like that door-to-door petition work we asked you to do.) If you want to volunteer for the party, now is the time. Call us and let us know when you’re free. The Board of Elections is downtown at 69 W Washington.

Chris Cleveland

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Dec 4, 15 @ 3:44 pm

Comments

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Comment by Hedley Lamarr Friday, Dec 4, 15 @ 3:53 pm
Why they never win:

This is nice, clean, easy, indoor work. (Not like that door-to-door petition work we asked you to do.)

Comment by LizPhairTax Friday, Dec 4, 15 @ 3:55 pm
So, establishment Republican leadership is asking for volunteers to challenge the petitions for folks that are challenging the ward committeemen?

Is it wrong for me to assume they’re paranoid?

Comment by Anon Friday, Dec 4, 15 @ 3:56 pm
Are you freakin’ kidding me? Letting Democrats in the door immediately leads to voter fraud? Sheesh

Comment by Skeptic Friday, Dec 4, 15 @ 3:57 pm
If only they had taken the time and effort to run better candidates for Republican committeeman in the first place.

Comment by walker Friday, Dec 4, 15 @ 3:59 pm
LizPhairTax beat me to it.

Spot on.

Comment by Centennial Friday, Dec 4, 15 @ 4:00 pm
Indoor work. it’s so Republican.

Comment by Amalia Friday, Dec 4, 15 @ 4:02 pm
This rampant vote fraud is like the benefits of the Turnaround Agenda - we hear so much about them, but never see any evidence of their existence.

Comment by Henry Francis Friday, Dec 4, 15 @ 4:11 pm
Good luck trying to throw people off the ballot because of irregular looking signatures. Those are difficult objections to sustain. If the voters are registered at the address listed, its likely that that line stands.

Comment by Anon Friday, Dec 4, 15 @ 4:16 pm
==which means it’ll be open season for vote fraud.==

why does seem to only come from one side of the fence?

Comment by working stiff Friday, Dec 4, 15 @ 4:17 pm
Nope. Not for this. I wouldn’t

“Why?”

IllinoisGO exists.

Next question?

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Dec 4, 15 @ 4:18 pm
Any idea how many democrats showed up to check signatures for republican petitions?

Democrat signature ok, republican signature obvious fake. Sounds like a plan to me to further co-opt the republican party by democrats.

Comment by Huh? Friday, Dec 4, 15 @ 4:37 pm
To be clear,

If asked, I would help House or Senate candidates, county, state… My hope is for Automomy, so I’ll help the candidates, no sweat.

You ask me to decide how “party” is a factor in Committeemen races, no, “you can count me out…”

IllinoisGO has changed the game. A sitting governor has $9 million as a threat to delve into the “other party’s primaries”.

Nope, I’m out. That’s Raunerite politics, not Republican politics.

This “exercise” is Raunerite protection. Rauner clpyld purchase these committeemen far easier. That’s just the truth.

Good luck.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Dec 4, 15 @ 4:53 pm