From the Detroit Free Press comes this news about the indictment of two former Democratic party officials in Michigan. The allegation is that they hoped to split the GOP vote and give the races to Democrats.
The indictment alleges that the pair attempted to place two county commission candidates, Aaron W. Tyler and Ruth Ann Spearman, and a state senate candidate, Johnathan M. Young, on the ballot without the candidates’ knowledge. The two men forged the signatures on the affidavit of identity and falsely swore under oath to qualify them to run, the indictment says.
A Free Press investigation last summer found that Bauer notarized petitions for a dozen tea party candidates statewide but Bouchard and Cooper couldn’t say if any additional charges would be brought in connection with other races.
