On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Bergeron, Paul <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> I would suggest that there is a difference between an operation (sting)
> conducted within the law and/or with the support of law enforcement, as
> opposed to an operation (stunt) that appears to have been conducted in
> violation of state law.
>
>
were the Project Verity folks aware of the state law? or did they do the
investigation in good faith? that also comes into play. It assumes that
they deliberately wanted to violate the law. did they expose a flaw in the
system that couldn't have been exposed without violating the law? How does
exposing a flaw in the system count as a stunt? and not a sting? seems to
me a fine line is being drawn. but my question still stands if the NYT or
other MSM had done the same operation in the same manner would it be
labeled a stunt or a sting? or is it just the messenger?

What would have been a better way for exposing the problem so that it
wouldn't be called a "stunt" but rather a "sting"?

In Wisconsin they are facing a problem with a recall election where
petitioner signers were encouraged by recall supporters to sign petitions
multiple times even though the law states that only the first signature
counts. The state now faces the problem of trying to identify the duplicate
signatures so they can be eliminated from the number count.

People joke all the time about elections "vote early, vote often" or talk
about gathering votes from the grave yard, hanging chads, poor ballot
designs, was a box checked or completely filled in? you name there are
problems in the process.


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Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
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