Mark Jacoby, Owner Of Young Political Majors LLC, Hired By California GOP To Register Voters, Arrested For Voter Fraud

While the Republicans are screaming about ACORN, Mark Jacoby, the owner of a firm contracted by the California Republican Party to register tens of thousands of voters this year was arrested in Ontario over the weekend on suspicion of voter registration fraud.

According to the Los Angeles Times, state and local investigators allege that Jacoby fraudulently registered himself to vote at a childhood California address where he no longer lives so he would appear to meet the legal requirement that all signature gatherers be eligible to vote in California. His firm, Young Political Majors, or YPM, collects petition signatures and registers voters in California and other states. Wow! That's really smart.

His arrest came after dozens of voters said they were duped into registering as Republicans by people employed by YPM. The voters said YPM workers tricked them by saying they were signing a petition to toughen penalties against child molesters. The firm was paid $7 to $12 for every Californian it registered as a member of the GOP.

According to the LA Times, after complaints by voters and Democratic Party officials, several agencies launched investigations into Jacoby's activities. They included the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, which issued the warrant for his arrest earlier this month on felony charges of voter registration fraud and perjury.

This seems to be nothing new for Jacoby and his company. The company has been accused of using bait-and-switch tactics across the country. Election officials and lawmakers have launched investigations into the activities of YPM workers in Florida and Massachusetts. In Arizona, the firm was recently a defendant in a civil rights lawsuit.

Of course the California GOP said that the charges against Jacoby were "politically motivated." Never mind the fact that he registered himself at another address. The party said the charges do not support accusations from voters and Democratic officials that YPM has been duping voters into joining the GOP. Funny, couldn't the same case be made against the GOP and their vociferous objections to the ACORN mess?