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Almost a year later, Patrick, a Republican, paid his first award: $ 25,000 to a Democrat in Pennsylvania, who reported a man for voting twice.
“Of course I never do anything for the money, that’s how I was raised. I do things because it’s the right thing to do. And I would have denounced Thurman if he was a Republican or a Democrat, âFrank told CNN by phone on Friday.
Frank reported Thurman after admitting that the 72-year-old had returned and attempted to vote again wearing a “dark baseball cap and Ray Ban sunglasses.” Thurman pleaded guilty and was sentenced in September to three years probation, court documents show. Frank noted that he was not supposed to be at the polls on election day, but was asked to fill out at the last minute by his father, an election judge.
“It was just ironic – in my opinion, (Patrick) set up, they put that bounty on trying to find Democrats committing electoral fraud. And in fact, it was the complete opposite of their intentions,” Frank said.
Neither Patrick’s office nor Patrick’s campaign responded to multiple requests for comment.
Announcing the Election Fraud Bounty last year, Patrick said at the time: âI support President Trump’s efforts to identify electoral fraud in the presidential election and his commitment to ensure that every vote legal is counted and every illegal vote is disqualified. the continuation of electoral fraud is not only essential in determining the outcome of this election, it is essential to maintain our democracy and restore confidence in future elections. “
Lawmakers in Republican states across the country have echoed Trump’s electoral conspiracy theories and, in some cases, advanced new election bills that disproportionately affect Democratic voters.
Frank plans to put the money into a house and part of it in charity, although he thinks he should have received a bigger reward. Frank said Patrick’s spokesperson told him he received the minimum award because “we’re looking at bigger fish.”
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