By: E&P Staff An alleged voting violation by conservative Universal Press Syndicate columnist Ann Coulter will be investigated by Palm Beach County (Fla.) State Attorney Barry Krischer's office, according to a Wednesday story by Palm Beach Post writer Jose Lambiet.
Arthur Anderson, the county's elections supervisor, said he would soon refer to the state attorney the accusation that Coulter voted knowingly in the wrong precinct Feb. 7 in a town of Palm Beach election.
Anderson added that Coulter, since the allegations surfaced, made "efforts to distract and divert focus on the process regarding this complaint. ... I did express my frustration to the state attorney in a recent meeting and warned him I may need his services."
But Anderson said Coulter's voting rights would not be rescinded for next week's election.
Anderson has been investigating whether Coulter voted illegally in the February municipal election. Her registration shows an address that's not hers, according to the Post article, which noted that Coulter may have cast her ballot in the wrong precinct because she registered at the address of her realtor instead of her home. Coulter claimed in official elections documents to be living at the home of the realtor, which the realtor denied.
In July, Coulter's lawyer said the columnist had applied to strike her Florida address from records, Lambiet's story continued. Florida statutes allow only very narrow reasons to have an address erased -- including being in law enforcement, corrections, the judiciary, revenue collections, and code enforcement. The statutes also provide hard-to-get exemptions for victims of stalking or domestic violence.
The Post article said Coulter did not cast a ballot in the September primaries.
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