February 11, 2009 5:48 PM

Did Ann Coulter Vote Illegally?

(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Coulter's attorney did not immediately return a telephone message Wednesday and her telephone number in Palm Beach is unpublished.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requesting that she clarify her address for the voting records "or face the possibility of her voter registration being rescinded."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.

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by alrighty5 November 5, 2006 9:06 AM EST
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."
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by alrighty5 November 5, 2006 9:04 AM EST
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.
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by dbashaggy-2009 November 4, 2006 8:22 PM EST
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??"
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by dbashaggy-2009 November 4, 2006 8:21 PM EST
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??"
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by bxgurl-2009 November 4, 2006 5:47 PM EST
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?
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by rpickle66 November 4, 2006 12:17 PM EST
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.
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by ronniehm November 3, 2006 4:17 PM EST
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.
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by totruth November 3, 2006 3:11 PM EST
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
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by totruth November 3, 2006 3:10 PM EST
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
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by stick130 November 3, 2006 3:33 AM EST
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 }
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