You read that correctly: A full 105% of Indianapolis’ population are registered to vote. If I didn’t know better, I’d say something funny is up. Except, you know, it’s not funny. In fact, it sounds like a bad case of fraud.
According to STATSIndiana, In 2007, Indianapolis/Marion County had an estimated population of 876,804. Of that number 232,607 were below 18 years of age, for a total of 644,197 people in Marion County/Indianapolis 18 or over and thus eligible to vote. (Indiana allows felons to vote as long as they are not incarcerated).
So we have 644,197 people eligible to be registered in Marion County/Indianapolis, and 677,401 people registered. Congratulations go to Indianapolis for having 105% of its residents registered!
So, of course, the first thought that comes to mind is the recent raids of an ACORN office for voter fraud. ACORN had been registering bogus people to vote according to authorities.
State authorities on Tuesday raided an organization that registers low-income people to vote, alleging that its canvassers falsified forms with bogus names, fake addresses or famous personalities.
The secretary of state’s office launched an investigation after noticing that names did not match addresses and that most members of the Dallas Cowboys appeared to be registering in Nevada to vote in November’s general election.
And does ACORN, which Barack Obama has paid $800,000 for GOTV efforts, have an office in Indianapolis? Of course it does. Feel comfortable?


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