Reports of Voter Fraud in West Dallas Have ‘deeply Troubled' Mike Rawlings, Rep. Eric Johnson

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and state Rep. Eric Johnson say they are "deeply troubled" by reports of potential voter fraud in West Dallas.Some West Dallas residents have said they received mail-in ballots they didn't request, raising the possibility that someone else might be trying to cast their ballots for them. Rawlings and Johnson sent a letter to county elections administrator Toni Pippins-Poole asking her to "take whatever steps necessary to restore voter confidence in West Dallas."It's unclear what steps that could include. Pippins-Poole has previously asked anyone affected to call her office after she had received three dozen complaints.Rawlings and Johnson, a Dallas Democrat, said the reports were startling after some voters showed up in November to find that votes had already been cast in their name by mail-in ballot.  Continue reading...

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