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Sanders shares blame for minors voting in primary
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials on Tuesday blamed undertrained poll workers and Sen. Bernie Sanders' social media posts for dozens of instances in which 17-year-olds managed to vote in last year's state presidential primary.
A commission report found that as many as 70 teenagers in nearly 30 Wisconsin counties voted illegally in the April election. Sanders won the Democratic side of the primary; Ted Cruz won the Republican side.
Many states allow 17-year-olds who will be 18 by Election Day to vote in their primaries, but Wisconsin requires voters to be 18 to vote in its.
In its report, the commission determined that "some political campaigns" provided false information about 17-year-olds being able to vote in primaries and it circulated on social media, creating confusion and driving the Wisconsin teens to the polls.
Commission officials said Sanders, specifically, posted on social media about 17-year-olds being able to vote in presidential primaries, though they acknowledged that they didn't see any misinformation from Sanders about Wisconsin's laws, specifically.
Commission Chairman Mark Thomson responded by telling her that Sanders' national campaign "blurred the differences" in states' laws in its messaging and "the candidate has to have responsibility for those errors." He didn't elaborate.
Sanders' campaign didn't immediately reply to an email seeking its reaction to Thomsen's remarks.
http://www.startribune.com/chairman-promises-better-training-after-17-year-olds-vote/416134304/
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials on Tuesday blamed undertrained poll workers and Sen. Bernie Sanders' social media posts for dozens of instances in which 17-year-olds managed to vote in last year's state presidential primary.
A commission report found that as many as 70 teenagers in nearly 30 Wisconsin counties voted illegally in the April election. Sanders won the Democratic side of the primary; Ted Cruz won the Republican side.
Many states allow 17-year-olds who will be 18 by Election Day to vote in their primaries, but Wisconsin requires voters to be 18 to vote in its.
In its report, the commission determined that "some political campaigns" provided false information about 17-year-olds being able to vote in primaries and it circulated on social media, creating confusion and driving the Wisconsin teens to the polls.
Commission officials said Sanders, specifically, posted on social media about 17-year-olds being able to vote in presidential primaries, though they acknowledged that they didn't see any misinformation from Sanders about Wisconsin's laws, specifically.
Commission Chairman Mark Thomson responded by telling her that Sanders' national campaign "blurred the differences" in states' laws in its messaging and "the candidate has to have responsibility for those errors." He didn't elaborate.
Sanders' campaign didn't immediately reply to an email seeking its reaction to Thomsen's remarks.
http://www.startribune.com/chairman-promises-better-training-after-17-year-olds-vote/416134304/
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Crooked Bernie!
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