Released on = September 20, 2006, 9:26 pm

Press Release Author = Press Dept

Industry = Government

Press Release Summary = The RI Board of Elections has referred several specific
instances and evidence of fraud to the State Police, while they continued the
hearing on Wilbur W. Jennings complaint in the Ward 8 City Council race to next
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006.


Press Release Body = (Providence, Rhode Island, USA) The Board of Elections has
referred several specific instances and evidence of fraud to the State Police, while
they continued the hearing on Wilbur W. Jennings complaint in the Ward 8 City
Council race to next Wednesday, September 27th.

In front of a standing room only crowd, Jennings\' Attorney Keven M. McKenna
questioned a number of witnesses. Of these, Vue Xiong of Netop Street asserted that
he had voted by mail ballot, but his vote was never recorded. His ballot had been
picked up by a worker for another campaign.

Eulogio and Maryelyn Acevedo and Laura Perez testified concerning things they had
personally witnessed ranging from ballot fraud to impersonation. They were
commended by the board for coming forward to expose these improprieties and their
information would be forwarded to the State Police. "This is not another Florida,"
declared board member Frank J. Rego. "We take the rights of voters very seriously
and we are very concerned here," affirmed Thomas V. Ianitti as acting chairman.

Jennings\' actions are now openly supported by two of his former opponents, Eulogio
Acevedo and Alex Moore both of whom were at the hearing. This unity between
opponents is primarily the work of the newly formed "Ward 8 Neighborhood Action
Committee" composed of voters with a common cause - to preserve their independence
from Mayor David Cicilline\'s questionable tactics and his chosen outsider candidate.
Also present at the hearing were Ward 9 Councilman Miguel Luna and Pedro J.
Espinal, the Providence Businessman who was bested by incumbent Luis Aponte for the
ward 10 Council seat.


In an unrelated preliminary matter, the Board levied a $7,071 fine and one year
probation against the ward 8 primary winner, Leon J. Tajeda, for ongoing violations
in filing his campaign finance reports.

The next meeting of the Ward 8 Neighborhood Action Committee will be tomorrow
evening at 17 Wildwood Street.

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The Press Site is at www.digitalgurune.com/jennings




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