{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Kentucky has a long history of election fraud, traditionally involving people paying cash for votes or doing favors such as spreading gravel on driveways, but it has had instances of prescription drugs being swapped for votes in recent years. The chief elections officials from Kentucky and West Virginia warned their states' politicians Tuesday that they'll be closely watched in the upcoming election to make sure they're not trading money, favors or drugs for votes. Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said the prescription drug epidemic raises the possibility of pills being traded for ballots. Grimes said widespread abuse of painkillers has pushed up Kentucky's crime rate, and more Kentuckians now die from prescription overdoses than traffic crashes. Grimes said elections officials can't ignore those statistics when it comes to the November 6th election.Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Voters Warned Of Election Fraud
{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Kentucky has a long history of election fraud, traditionally involving people paying cash for votes or doing favors such as spreading gravel on driveways, but it has had instances of prescription drugs being swapped for votes in recent years. The chief elections officials from Kentucky and West Virginia warned their states' politicians Tuesday that they'll be closely watched in the upcoming election to make sure they're not trading money, favors or drugs for votes. Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said the prescription drug epidemic raises the possibility of pills being traded for ballots. Grimes said widespread abuse of painkillers has pushed up Kentucky's crime rate, and more Kentuckians now die from prescription overdoses than traffic crashes. Grimes said elections officials can't ignore those statistics when it comes to the November 6th election.