South Dakota vote fraud case
The blog Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall has an interesting take on the South Dakota fraud allegations by the Republicans. It seems that the affidavits were prepared in advance and then “'I just went through the document, read it, asked them if it was correct, and if they wanted to sign it,' said Vanneman, a notary public who verified the statements."
The Talking Points Memo author is not a lawyer or he would know that's a common practice. How many of us have not prepared affidavits with fill-in blanks for the affiant's name? It's not like the Republicans tried to hide this fact, either, as it is immediately apparent when one person reads several identical affidavits. In an earlier post, Marshall does make a good point about the efforts of the Right to portray this as a scandal and coverup.