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marmar

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Wed Apr 3, 2013, 09:00 AM Apr 2013

Felony Charges Dropped Against Colin Small, Republican Accused Of Destroying Voter Registration Form





WASHINGTON -- Eight felony charges against Colin Small, the Republican contractor accused of destroying voter registration forms, were dismissed by a Virginia judge on Tuesday. The judge dismissed the felony charges under a probable cause standard during a preliminary hearing, Small's lawyer said.

Small, 23, tossed eight voter registration forms into a dumpster in October 2012, when he was working to register voters on behalf of the Republican Party of Virginia. Though the felony charges of failing to disclose voter registration applications have been dropped, Small is still facing four misdemeanor counts of destruction of voter registration applications and one misdemeanor count of obstruction of justice. Court records show he is due back in court on April 16.

Prosecutors alleged that by throwing out voter registration forms that contained Social Security numbers, Small had "disclosed" the records, which is a felony.

"There was zero evidence that he had ever used or disclosed anyone's Social Security number, and the Commonwealth theory of their case was because he threw the registrations … in the dumpster, that it was foreseeable that someone would go through the dumpster and find them and possibly use the Social Security numbers," Small's lawyer, John Holloran, told HuffPost. "The judge rejected that theory." ......................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/colin-small-voter-fraud_n_3001802.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000037



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Felony Charges Dropped Against Colin Small, Republican Accused Of Destroying Voter Registration Form (Original Post) marmar Apr 2013 OP
I don't like his face. nt MADem Apr 2013 #1
Well of course they were. Scuba Apr 2013 #2
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