Mainecat Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Man used by GOP to push unfounded voter fraud claims pleads guilty to casting ballot under late wife’s name BY: MICHAEL LYLE - NOVEMBER 16, 2021 3:10 PM Donald Kirk Hartle, a Clark County man Republicans showcased in attempts to spread misinformation and unfounded claims about massive voter fraud, pled guilty Tuesday to voting more than once during the same election. “Though rare, voter fraud can undercut trust in our election system,” Attorney General Aaron Ford said in a statement Tuesday. “This particular case of voter fraud was particularly egregious because the offender continually spread inaccurate information about our elections despite being the source of fraud himself. I am glad to see Mr. Hartle being held accountable for his actions, and I want to stress that our office will pursue any credible allegations of voter fraud. The Nevada Republican Party had promoted Kirk’s story that his wife Rosemarie, who died in 2017, had cast a ballot in the 2020 election. They used his story to show “irregularities” to support allegations of widespread voter fraud Republicans were making without evidence. “The media needs to understand we are finding concrete cases of voter irregularities that they must expose,” the Nevada GOP wrote on Twitter in November 2020. Plot twist: It was Hartle who voted under his late wife’s name. Hartle, who is expected to appear in court Wednesday, is required to pay a $2,000 fine and will serve a one-year term of informal probation. He could potentially have his felony charge reduced to a gross misdemeanor if he stays out of trouble during that time. The Nevada Republican Party has not commented on the guilty plea. Republicans ranging from former President Donald Trump, who lost in Nevada as well as the presidential election, to the Nevada Republicans, who gained numerous legislative seats in the same cycle, have pushed unfounded claims of voter fraud. Nevada Senate candidate Adam Laxalt and the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit in November 2020 alleging “many irregularities.” Later, he filed another suit against the Nevada Secretary of State claiming, again without evidence, that “noncitizens may have voted.” The suit was later dropped in March. Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, a Republican, reviewed allegations and announced in April there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud. In a statement Tuesday on Hartle’s guilty plea, she said she was, “pleased that the truth was uncovered.” “I’d like to thank the criminal investigators within our Securities Division for pursuing the evidence and investigating this case,” she said. https://www.nevadacurrent.com/blog/man-used-by-gop-to-push-unfounded-voter-fraud-claims-pleads-guilty-to-casting-ballot-under-late-wifes-name/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MILFMAN Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Voter fraud happens by both sides. Voting should be in person after an ID is shown. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted November 17, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, Mainecat said: Man used by GOP to push unfounded voter fraud claims pleads guilty to casting ballot under late wife’s name BY: MICHAEL LYLE - NOVEMBER 16, 2021 3:10 PM Donald Kirk Hartle, a Clark County man Republicans showcased in attempts to spread misinformation and unfounded claims about massive voter fraud, pled guilty Tuesday to voting more than once during the same election. “Though rare, voter fraud can undercut trust in our election system,” Attorney General Aaron Ford said in a statement Tuesday. “This particular case of voter fraud was particularly egregious because the offender continually spread inaccurate information about our elections despite being the source of fraud himself. I am glad to see Mr. Hartle being held accountable for his actions, and I want to stress that our office will pursue any credible allegations of voter fraud. The Nevada Republican Party had promoted Kirk’s story that his wife Rosemarie, who died in 2017, had cast a ballot in the 2020 election. They used his story to show “irregularities” to support allegations of widespread voter fraud Republicans were making without evidence. “The media needs to understand we are finding concrete cases of voter irregularities that they must expose,” the Nevada GOP wrote on Twitter in November 2020. Plot twist: It was Hartle who voted under his late wife’s name. Hartle, who is expected to appear in court Wednesday, is required to pay a $2,000 fine and will serve a one-year term of informal probation. He could potentially have his felony charge reduced to a gross misdemeanor if he stays out of trouble during that time. The Nevada Republican Party has not commented on the guilty plea. Republicans ranging from former President Donald Trump, who lost in Nevada as well as the presidential election, to the Nevada Republicans, who gained numerous legislative seats in the same cycle, have pushed unfounded claims of voter fraud. Nevada Senate candidate Adam Laxalt and the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit in November 2020 alleging “many irregularities.” Later, he filed another suit against the Nevada Secretary of State claiming, again without evidence, that “noncitizens may have voted.” The suit was later dropped in March. Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, a Republican, reviewed allegations and announced in April there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud. In a statement Tuesday on Hartle’s guilty plea, she said she was, “pleased that the truth was uncovered.” “I’d like to thank the criminal investigators within our Securities Division for pursuing the evidence and investigating this case,” she said. https://www.nevadacurrent.com/blog/man-used-by-gop-to-push-unfounded-voter-fraud-claims-pleads-guilty-to-casting-ballot-under-late-wifes-name/ lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted November 17, 2021 Author Share Posted November 17, 2021 This was used exclusively by Trump to push his minions on voter fraud. Irony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 More reasons to get tighter voter laws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted November 17, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 17, 2021 It's only an issue when one side gets caught Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFM Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 13 minutes ago, Mainecat said: This was used exclusively by Trump to push his minions on voter fraud. Irony. Imho - The Past election #’s was more about unsolicited mail-in voting forms and the ‘covid excuse’ many areas used to circumvent voting laws to ket this happen. Voter fraud should always be snuffed, not brushed aside, how the unsolicited mail in vote forms where handed out and received, is / was the big problem. But, the left and media keep concentrating on the ‘conventional cheating’ to confuse it all. Of course they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted November 17, 2021 Author Share Posted November 17, 2021 Hartles dead mom was Trumps poster child reasoning for voter fraud…..until Hartles himself was found guilty of voter fraud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 The deflection used by biden supporters/TDS sufferers shows the deception level that these people will go through to follow a narrative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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