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ILLINOIS<br />
ILLINOIS<br />
63 Individuals<br />
CONVICTED: 2005<br />
False Registrations<br />
Patricia Bailey<br />
CONVICTED: 2005<br />
False Registrations<br />
A DOJ investigation of the Illinois election in 1982 estimated that<br />
100,000 fraudulent ballots were cast in the gubernatorial primary.<br />
The investigation was tipped off by a party worker from Chicago’s<br />
39th Ward who was upset by his precinct captain’s broken promise<br />
to award him a city job for his participation in the vote fraud scheme.<br />
The conspirators cast ballots for people who were elderly and disabled.<br />
The investigation resulted in 63 individuals being convicted, the largest<br />
voter fraud case in DOJ history.<br />
Following a trial, Illinois State Representative Patricia Bailey was found<br />
guilty of filing false election forms claiming her residency in the 6th<br />
District, when she was actually living with her mother outside of the<br />
district. Bailey was charged with two counts of perjury and one count<br />
of falsifying election documents. She was sentenced 2 years’ probation<br />
and 100 hours of community service. She will also not be able to hold a<br />
government job for 5 years upon completion of her sentence.<br />
SOURCES<br />
heritage.org<br />
SOURCES<br />
https://web.archive.org/web/20140923170730/http://www.documentcloud.org/<br />
documents/366589-illinois-2nd-response.html<br />
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2008/04/where-theres-smoke-theresfire-100000-stolen-votes-in-chicago<br />
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-09-09/news/0409090273_1_baileyelection-fraud-backing<br />
http://www.examiner.com/article/study-illinois-had-only-23-election-fraud-relatedcases-since-2000<br />
heritage.org
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