More attempted voter registration fraud reported in Oregon, with students
at OSU
told that they need to register Republican

Via Buzzflash, we have this report from Oregon State University:

On Tuesday, OSU senior Brandy Martinez was met outside the Valley Library
by
petitioners asking her to sign a petition to "lower car insurance for
young
people."

The petitioner asked her to sign her name and phone number on a blank
sheet of
paper and then presented her with a form he said was required to "verify
[her]
voter registration."

But she quickly recognized the paper to be a voter registration form, with
the
title obscured.

"I said, 'no, this is a voter registration form,' and he said, 'No, you
need to
fill this out to verify that you're registered,'" Martinez said.

The petitioner went on to say she needed to mark "Republican" on the form,
saying the Republicans were the only ones willing to fund the petition.

She again refused and immediately called the Benton County elections
office.

ASOSU President Kristen Downey said other universities have reported
potential
fraud.

"We're in contact with {Secretary of State] Bill Bradbury about issues
we've
come across -- the targeting of college-aged students. They're taking
advantage
of people -- it's probably their first time registering."

College Democrats member Joel Fischer said he wants anyone who thinks they
may
have been misled to contact the elections office and write an affidavit
for
submission to the secretary of state.

Martinez plans to do just that.

Across the state, other instances of possible fraud have been reported.

On the University of Oregon campus, canvassers circulating a petition to
"crack
down on child molesters" told students they must register as Republicans
in
order for their signatures to "count," The Associated Press reported.

http://barometer.orst.edu/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/10/15/416ff8ab904bf
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