Reply #1: Ariz. Dist 1- (Simon/Renzi) Vote Fraud Involving Absentee Ballot reported [View All]

Arizona's 1st congressional district— Incumbent Rick Renzi(R) is well-known for his strongly conservative positions in a competitive district. In 2002, the Republican was elected with only 49% of the vote and a margin of just 6,000 votes over civil rights attorney Ellen Simon (Apache,Coconino,Yavapai,Gila,Pinal,Graham)

Renzi and Simon are battling in a huge, rural Arizona district that includes Casa Grande, Florence, Payson, Prescott, Flagstaff and the Navajo Nation.

EIRS reports in area (area not covered by EP volunteers in 2006)

1594 Absentee Problem Pinal Arizona Yes VOTE FRAUD INVOLVING ABSENTEE BALLOTS.
Elderly voter received at least 3 unsolicited phone calls from persons offering to pick up her absentee ballot and turn it in for her. Voter gave her ballot to the stranger who came to her door and drove away, but she has since called her local election office and been told that her absentee ballot has not been received.(similar happened in other counties)


A new poll of likely voters in Arizona's 1st Congressional District shows that Ellen Simon (D) has taken the lead over incumbent Rick Renzi (R), ...
www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/12/162029/39

other polls showed Renzi ahead

Did anyone hear of irregularities in this one? I haven't checked for undervotes or more votes than voters