Dead people sign recall petition in St Louis

[AllegroRondo]

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/DD251D38AF7959C0862570D100190A92?OpenDocument

"Watley's signature appeared on a page with several other signatures from the 5600 and 5700 blocks of Labadie Avenue. Watley was a postal worker who served in World War II. He was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery after he died at age 82.

Jackson died a few weeks short of her 83rd birthday. According to the funeral home that handled her arrangements, Jackson died in Oklahoma and was buried there on June 8, 2001.


Boyd claims that dead voters are not the only thing wrong with the recall petition. He says some residents were told that what they were signing was a petition to remove President George W. Bush from office or to get money for neighborhood improvements."


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For the record, the recall was aimed at Jeffrey Boyd, a Democratic Alderman.