Vote Fraud Case Still Stalled
Posted: February 6, 2013
HARRISONBURG — Another month, another delay for the case against a Pennsylvania man accused of throwing away voter registration forms in a trash bin in Harrisonburg.
Colin Small, 23, of Phoenixville, Pa., faces 13 misdemeanor and felony criminal charges in connection with the dumping of completed voter registration forms on Oct. 15, the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 6 general election. Sheriff’s deputies arrested him Oct. 18.
During a hearing in Rockingham County Circuit Court on Tuesday, Judge Richard Claybrook postponed a preliminary hearing until April 2. It was the second time the case had been postponed.
Attorneys in the case say they’re still reviewing evidence.
At the time of the allegations, Small worked for Pinpoint, an independent contractor hired by the Republican Party of Virginia to conduct voter registration drives.
A source said Small likely missed the deadline to turn in the registration forms, panicked and tossed them in a trash bin at a strip center on University Boulevard not far from the local Republican Party headquarters. Third-party groups that register voters must file the forms with the registrar’s office within 15 days of receiving a completed registration form.
Contact Pete DeLea at 574-6278 or pdelea@dnronline.com
Colin Small, 23, of Phoenixville, Pa., faces 13 misdemeanor and felony criminal charges in connection with the dumping of completed voter registration forms on Oct. 15, the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 6 general election. Sheriff’s deputies arrested him Oct. 18.
During a hearing in Rockingham County Circuit Court on Tuesday, Judge Richard Claybrook postponed a preliminary hearing until April 2. It was the second time the case had been postponed.
Attorneys in the case say they’re still reviewing evidence.
At the time of the allegations, Small worked for Pinpoint, an independent contractor hired by the Republican Party of Virginia to conduct voter registration drives.
A source said Small likely missed the deadline to turn in the registration forms, panicked and tossed them in a trash bin at a strip center on University Boulevard not far from the local Republican Party headquarters. Third-party groups that register voters must file the forms with the registrar’s office within 15 days of receiving a completed registration form.
Contact Pete DeLea at 574-6278 or pdelea@dnronline.com