Did Ann Coulter Vote Illegally?

County Is Investigating Whether Conservative Columnist Voted In Wrong Precinct

(AP)  Conservative columnist Ann Coulter has refused to cooperate in an investigation about whether she voted in the wrong precinct, so the case will likely be turned over to state prosecutors, Palm Beach County's elections chief said Wednesday.

Elections Supervisor Arthur Anderson said his office has been looking into the matter for nearly nine months, and he would turn over the case to the state attorney's office by Friday.

Coulter's attorney did not immediately return a telephone message Wednesday and her telephone number in Palm Beach is unpublished. A message left for Tara Gilbride, a publicist for Coulter's publisher, The Crown Publishing Group, owned by Random House Inc., was also not immediately returned.

Anderson's office received a complaint in February that Coulter allegedly voted in the wrong precinct during a Feb. 7 Palm Beach town council election. Since then, Anderson said he has made repeated attempts to resolve the matter with Coulter and her attorney but has been rebuffed.

Anderson, a Democrat, said an initial letter was sent to Coulter on March 27 requesting that she clarify her address for the voting records "or face the possibility of her voter registration being rescinded."

Three more letters were sent to Coulter and her attorney over the next several months, but she has yet to respond with the information requested, Anderson said.

In July, Anderson said, he received a letter from Coulter's attorney, Marcos Daniel Jimenez D'Clouet. The letter said the attorney would only discuss the matter in person or by telephone because he complained Anderson had given details to the media. Anderson said the matter had to be discussed in writing.

Knowingly voting in a wrong precinct is a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison, said Mike Edmondson, a spokesman for the state attorney's office in West Palm Beach.

Edmondson said his office generally reviews such cases, then turns them over to local authorities for a full investigation that could result in an arrest if intent is proven.

[alrighty5]

RE: "The focus of this election is meaningful immigration laws that stimulate the growth of our country without resorting to RACISM and CAPTIVE MARKETS."

Oh brother, what a pile of tripe. OK, pal. Go to the local DMV, KNOWINGLY and WILLINGLY use a FALSE NAME and SSN for a license. BINGO, YOU are a FELON.

I say to people like YOU and the tens of millions of ILLEGALS that have done this, "Get out of my country, FELON."

[alrighty5]

RE: "Poor Ann; I bet it was those 911 women who conspired to get you! I hope they throw the book at you. - Posted by mikemileage at 08:00 AM : Nov 02, 2006"

It won't happen...you just can't take the fact that Coulter can dish it out 100 times better than the liars of the Left.

[dbashaggy-2009]

Ann Coulter has made a career of makng democratic molehills into mountains. Ann Coulter also apparently has the same arrogance as many of her type that she can do whatever she pleases, and if you don't like it, tough. She deserves anything that happens to her. If this had been Al Franken, FOX would have devoted whole shows to it. One can only hope that in the near future people will say "Ann WHO??"

[dbashaggy-2009]

Ann Coulter has made a career of makng democratic molehills into mountains. Ann Coulter also apparently has the same arrogance as many of her type that she can do whatever she pleases, and if you don't like it, tough. She deserves anything that happens to her. If this had been Al Franken, FOX would have devoted whole shows to it. One can only hope that in the near future people will say "Ann WHO??"

[bxgurl-2009]

Mountain out of a molehill? Maybe. Politically motivated attack? Also a maybe. But Ms Coulter registered to vote using her realtor's address, not her own. One has to wonder why she would lie about something so seemingly trivial on a form printed with "All information on this form is true" next to the signature box, which also states that if it is not true, it's a felony?

[rpickle66]

How ODD that Ann Coulter, a conservative author and commentator, would be publicly accused of voting in the wrong precinct a few days before a national election? I certainly do not condone any type of voter fraud; however, this begs that the question be asked. Does it really take a nine month investigation to determine whether an error occurred by a single voter in a local election? This looks to me like nothing more than a nasty political attack. If anyone begs to differ in opinion, then ask yourself this question. If she is accused of voting in the wrong precinct and the national media picked the story up, then why isn't there a lot more specific information being reported by CBS.

[ronniehm]

Ann Coulter is a lawyer. If she's forcing someone to take her to court, it's because she knows she can make him look like an idiot.

[totruth]

I think we'll let her speak for herself. She certainly should get what she deserves.
"I think [women] should be armed but should not [be allowed to] vote. The problem with women voting -- and your Communists will back me up on this -- is that, you know, women have no capacity to understand how money is earned. They have a lot of ideas on how to spend it. And when they take these polls, it's always more money on education, more money on child care, more money on day care."
-- Ann Coulter, Politically Incorrect, Feb. 26, 2001
"The presumption of innocence only means you don't go right to jail."
-- Ann Coulter, Hannity & Colmes,August 24, 2001

[totruth]

I think we'll let her speak for herself. She certainly should get what she deserves.
"I think [women] should be armed but should not [be allowed to] vote. The problem with women voting -- and your Communists will back me up on this -- is that, you know, women have no capacity to understand how money is earned. They have a lot of ideas on how to spend it. And when they take these polls, it's always more money on education, more money on child care, more money on day care."
-- Ann Coulter, Politically Incorrect, Feb. 26, 2001
"The presumption of innocence only means you don't go right to jail."
-- Ann Coulter, Hannity & Colmes,August 24, 2001

[stick130]

If a Republican does it it's ok,God Told Them To Do It.They have God in there back pocket and they pull him or her out when it's election time. They are the GOP! { Grand Old Pervert's }

[ihave4rugratshelp]

First off, is it that slow of a newsday that this is national newsworthy? And most importantly, does anyone REALLY care?

[mygrangran2]

Big deal!! Here in the State of California, Orange County, a voter can vote @any pricinct provided the voter is registered to vote. The voter votes a "Provisional Ballot". Should be uniform in all states in the US. Felony? Stop picking on the conservatives. mygrangran2.

[dbland3]

This lady deserves to go to jail. She is so full of hate and deceit. I hope she gets a full dose of her own medicine.

[diogeron]

Who cares about this woman?

She has neither written nor said anything that will outlive her vanity or outstrip her vacuity.

[don5028]

Ann Coulter may have mistakenly voted at the wrong polling place. Unless she voted more than once in each election cycle, I would suggest that she made a mistake and did not intentionally break the law. Perhaps her voter district should spend more of its time checking out the dead who have voted, those who have voted several times, and those who are reigistered and voting in more than one district. Records show that as many as 20,000 are registered to vote in Florida AND New York. This county seems to have a habit of spending unlimited time going after well-known conservatives. How about going after some 'real' lawbreakers! P.S. CBS wastes as much time on unnecessary stories as this Florida district does. This may have something to do with CBS News' low ratings.

[dmoore255]

Of course I think she knowingly voted in the wrong district. She's the typical Republican who thinks laws don't apply to them!

[ronniehm]

This is the guy who's accusing someone of voter fraud?

September 2, 2005
The Sun-Sentinel

Palm Beach County Elections Supervisor Arthur Anderson has agreed to pay $13,000 to settle two violations of state ethics and elections laws.

Admitting wrongdoing, Anderson will pay $12,500 to the Florida Elections Commission and $500 to the Florida Commission on Ethics, seeking to end complaints involving his finances during the 2004 race against Theresa LePore.

[lhebbard]

Of course she deliberately voted knowing she was in the wrong precinct. As with most Republicans, she thinks she does not have to play by the rules applying to the rest of us. Lock her up!

[owyheehuntr]

Democrat prosecuter? What a YAWN surprise.

Zzzz

[dandeeh]

Knowingly voting in a wrong precinct is a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison. By her own description she is perfect in everything she does so it follows that she did vote in the wrong pecinct intentionaly. Jus t follow the law and send her away, we need a break