22nd Nov 2011 at 00:16 | By Collin Roth
EXCLUSIVE: Lena Taylor, Property Accessory To Voter Fraud
By Collin Roth
Media Trackers discovered that over 20 individuals voted, some illegally, from one of Senator Lena Taylor’s (D-Milwaukee) properties during the April 5, 2011 spring election. According to a Media Trackers open records request with the City of Milwaukee Election Commission, the property at 1018 N 35th St. in Milwaukee currently has 36 active voter registrations and at least 23 individuals voted using the address.
Media Trackers was tipped off to Senator Taylor’s property by the Wisconsin GrandSons of Liberty, who found 11 individuals that registered on election day to vote from Taylor’s property, 7 of which were corroborated by Senator Taylor’s mother, Lena J Taylor.
“Using open records requests, we obtained copies of the 11,017 Milwaukee County Election Day Registrations and created a database to analyze the entries from all 19 municipalities in the county,” said Tim Dake of the Wisconsin GrandSons of Liberty. Dake explained further that “our volunteers ran numerous queries on the data and were surprised to see the name Lena Taylor appear on so many forms.”
The Property
According to property records obtained from the Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services, Senator Lena C. Taylor owns the property at 1018 N. 35th St. in Milwaukee. The property has 6 units and is zoned by the Milwaukee Zoning Code as RT3. According to the City of Milwaukee Zoning Code, properties zoned RT3 are intended to “promote, preserve and protect neighborhoods intended primarily for two-family dwellings.”
According to records from the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Senator Taylor’s mother, Lena J. Taylor, ran a delinquent and now defunct non-profit on the property called “Mama Delta’s Lovehouse.” The non-profit was allegedly a “homeless/temporary shelter” from February 2007 until March 2011, less than one month before the April 5, election. The organization was found delinquent in January of 2010, given a notice of dissolution in January 2011, and officially administratively dissolved as of March 15, 2011.
Despite the presence of the non-profit on the premises of 1018 N. 35th St., the City of Milwaukee Zoning Code reads:
H. Group Home, Group Foster Home, or Community Living Arrangement
h-2 If the use is located in an RS1 to RS6 or RT1 to RT3 district, not more than 8 clients shall reside on the premises. In all other residential districts, not more than 15 clients shall reside on the premises.
Even if Taylor’s mother’s delinquent and dissolved non-profit were an excuse for the number of voters at 1018 N. 35th St., housing 36 individuals would be a violation of the City of Milwaukee Zoning Code for the property itself.
The Voters
Image from Google Earth
The issue with Senator Taylor’s property does not stop at the exorbitant number of active voters or the number of individuals who used the address to vote on April 5. When Media Trackers began to look at the individuals that voted from Taylor’s property, questions began to emerge about whether voters were ineligible to vote and whether they actually lived on the premises, let alone the state of Wisconsin. One individual was a felon voter and another may reside in Chicago.
According to court documents, there are at least 3 other questionable registrations at Taylor’s property. These individuals list different addresses in court documents from previous years but it cannot be determined when they registered to vote from Taylor’s property.
The Ineligible Felon Voter
On election day April 5, Russell Collins registered and voted from the property in question. Senator Taylor’s mother even corroborated for Collins, claiming to be the owner of the property on Collins’ voter registration form. When Media Trackers searched the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Program, it was discovered that Collins’ was convicted of a Class G Felony (theft of moveable property from person) on November 5, 2010 and sentenced to 10 months in a “house of correction” with credit for 98 days served. According to Collins’ Criminal Court Filing with the Milwaukee County Court:
Court advised defendant his voting rights are suspended, and he may not vote in any election until his civil rights are restored.
With no indication on his Criminal Court Filing that his civil rights have been reinstated, and the fact that Collins’ could not have served out the totality of his 10 month sentence by April 5 election, it raises questions about whether Collins’ voted illegally and whether Senator Taylor and her mother were complicit in this fraud.
Chicago Voter?
Another individual, Mark E Lewis Sr., first registered to vote from Taylor’s property on November 4, 2008. Without voting at all in 2010, Lewis voted again from 1018 N. 35th St. for the April 5, election. But what is peculiar about Lewis is that just one month after the April 5, election, Lewis was cited for consuming food or beverage on a city bus. The rather benign citation aside, Lewis listed his address on May 4, 2011 as 4843 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois.
Leading to further questions about Lewis’ residency at Taylor’s property, on June 21, 2010, Lewis was cited for a host of charges including Disorderly Conduct and Resisting Arrest. In June of 2010, Lewis listed his address as 2933/37 W Wells St. Milwaukee, WI.
Either Lewis lived at 3 different residences and 2 states in the course of 11 months, the last move from Wisconsin to Illinois in less than one month, or Lewis used his active voter registration at Taylor’s property when he did not reside there.
Conclusion
Senator Lena Taylor wants to recall Gov. Scott Walker for what she believes is his misuse of power, but in this case she appears to have been an accessory to illegal voting activities. Furthermore, Senator Lena Taylor was an outspoken critic of the Photo ID bill, but if that bill had been in place it could stopped some of the potential voter fraud that took place from her property.
Just last week, Sen. Lena Taylor re-introduced legislation to extend the right to vote to felons and other convicts the moment they leave jail. But instead of waiting to change the law, Senator Taylor appears to have been an accessory to at least one voter breaking current election law as it relates to felon voting.
Just after the August recall elections, Senator Taylor wrote “when you assault the values and history of the Badger State, you will be held accountable.”
The scope of this scheme indicates that Senator Lena Taylor and her mother need to be asked very serious questions about how the property was used, and how it came to be that 36 voters, some felons still on extended supervision, and others who appear to possibly be from out of state, were registered to vote at the address. At best this is gross negligence that undermines the integrity of the election process, at worst it is an offense against the state of Wisconsin.
Using one of Senator Taylor’s favorite lines, is this really what democracy looks like?
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Discussion | 65 Comments on "EXCLUSIVE: Lena Taylor, Property Accessory To Voter Fraud"
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Rachael said
Nov 22, 2011 at 12:45 AM
Hey hey, ho ho, that loud mouth racist Lena Taylor has got to go!
Lauren Stephens said
Nov 22, 2011 at 3:37 PM
The person who did the registrations for these people (the municipal clerk), Martina Moss has NUMEROUS criminal convictions for unemployment fraud, FORGERY and retail theft (shoplifting) NICE JOB! FORGERY??????? Oh and that’s not all!
Lauren Stephens said
Nov 22, 2011 at 3:54 PM
Lena Taylor evicted NUMEROUS people from her properties, then she opens up a place for the homeless. Oh boy…. talk about hypocrisy! This is SO sad!
Marvin Chapman said
Nov 22, 2011 at 6:07 PM
I think this is called voter fraud. Is there a law in Wisconson that says public officials engaging in felonies are not allowed to be legislators.
If so she should be removed.
Ryan said
Nov 22, 2011 at 12:48 AM
Please…. You are really Streaching to call that voter fraud by her. First you only have to live in a residence for something like 10 days to be considered a resident, & it is very admerable that they were helping the homeless.. this is Walker’s way of trying to suppress the people.. HOMELESS PEOPE DON”T HAVE ADDRESSES USUALLY.. hence the name HOMELESS. But they have a right just as anyone else does to vote in the state! Why do you think Walker is suppressing the vote with his “Voter ID Bill” to keep these idividuals away from the polls! If that is fraud then sign me up!
Warner Saunders, Jr. said
Nov 22, 2011 at 12:51 AM
Ryan, your rant is no good, wide left. Second, the new rule is 28 days for residency. Under the old law it was 10. What part of the law you don’t understand?
sybilll said
Nov 22, 2011 at 12:54 AM
I would personally pay for you to get your GED.
Ryan said
Nov 22, 2011 at 3:35 AM
Like I said “something like 10 days”, but the Walker agenda disenfranchized people by making it 28 days. (didn’t feel like looking it up at the time, but I knew someone here would correct me anyways.) Funny thing is that I’m not WIDE LEFT, but quite a centrist. Any lawyer could overcome those stupid allegations.
Sorry Sybil – Try again.. I have a PhD already in chemistry. And while yes my spelling sucks, at least I can admit when I’m wrong, unlike our current governor.
Erik said
Nov 22, 2011 at 3:56 AM
The 28 day requirement didn’t go into effect until May 25
Tom said
Nov 22, 2011 at 4:29 AM
Don’t you love it when libs call themselves ‘centrists’? It suggests that at least on some level, they recognize what idiots they and their friends are.
Sounds like your years in academia did what they usually do, Ryan — now go do something productive with your life, and pay tax on it.
Ryan said
Nov 22, 2011 at 5:05 AM
So Tom:
By your account “Academia” or getting an education is a bad thing? That only shows and proves just how dumb you really are then.
“Sounds like your years in academia did what they usually do, Ryan” – well if that education makes your world a better place through science and keeping you alive via drug discovery, then I guess I agree that education should be everyone’s goal! Sounds like you missed yours though.. Sorry you only got that 2.5GPA in school and no-one would accept you..
rannan3 said
Nov 22, 2011 at 10:03 AM
Prime example of another ‘ Useful Tool ‘ the corrupt Democrat Party relies on !
WHY don’t Democrats AND their supporters think the laws apply to them too ???
Joe said
Feb 20, 2012 at 7:12 AM
Ryan, you are an idoit!
You have the facts, and yet you blame Scott Walker.
Lies, dishonesty, are all OK. This is who you are, as long as you can blame someone.
You are indeed a Democrat!
BobBBB said
Nov 22, 2011 at 3:54 AM
As I noted at Boots & Sabers – Yet if we check Motor Vehicle records there are only 7 drivers registered at this location including Lena J, Taylor. Must be that problem with having a drivers license or photo ID.
BillW said
Nov 22, 2011 at 4:23 AM
That only says that 7 people bothered to changed the address on the license. Obviously, it wasn’t difficult for 11 folks to same day register and another 12 to vote as residing there. Guess that means we call your “problem with having a drivers license or photo ID” …myth busted.
Ryan said
Nov 22, 2011 at 4:58 AM
So Tom:
By your account “Academia” or getting an education is a bad thing? That only shows and proves just how dumb you really are then.
“Sounds like your years in academia did what they usually do, Ryan” – well if that education makes your world a better place through science and keeping you alive via drug discovery, then I guess I agree that education should be everyone’s goal! Sounds like you missed yours though.. Sorry you only got that 2.5GPA in school and no-one would accept you..
Scaramousch said
Nov 22, 2011 at 5:40 AM
He did not say that education is a bad thing, just wasted or imagined in your case. The comment he made about you being a “centrist” is spot on. Breaking the law is a liberal thing. That is what they call themselves, “revolutionaries.” Well, Ryan, here come the counter – revolutionaries. Hey, hey, ho, ho, libralism is going to go.
cln stiker said
Nov 22, 2011 at 4:31 AM
So homeless people should not be allwoed to vote!
BillW said
Nov 22, 2011 at 5:24 AM
If you are homeless, how do you prove residency and determine where to vote?
Citizenship means you can vote, residency determines where you get to vote.
Scaramousch said
Nov 22, 2011 at 5:42 AM
PS. Libralism sounded better than liberalism.
martin gonzalez said
Nov 22, 2011 at 4:54 PM
no
Tom said
Nov 22, 2011 at 4:35 AM
Read above as ‘centrist Ryan’ presents a centrist view of voter ID– something supported by 75% of Wisconsinites. Hey Dr. Home Chemist– what is the ‘center’ of a range from 1 to 100?
And why is it so hard for you to see yourself as the little leftie that you truly are?
Jason Baumeister said
Nov 22, 2011 at 4:52 AM
Face it liberals are socialists who don’t understand they are Marxist anti capitalists. But just wait until you see the government take all you have to pay for what they want to spread around (unevenly to their own families and special interest groups.) Just wait and see. Recall Liberals. Oh and by the way if you are so anti business stop buying stuff. Liberals are either lazy themselves or support laziness by saying what I work for you can have. Yet, I don’t see Obama giving away his money to ALL who need it like he wants the tax payers to do.
Truth said
Dec 5, 2011 at 7:09 PM
http://wcca.wicourts.gov/pager.do;jsessionid=E757FEF8499FF70E672E5860C51EF93F.render6?cacheId=4B5A18EEF9F94FAFFD4E944B3EEE94FE&offset=0&sortColumn=0&sortDirection=DESC
kevin johnson said
Dec 5, 2011 at 8:32 PM
we have the link truth, but which case are you refering to?
Turn Right said
Nov 22, 2011 at 4:56 AM
Regarding the accessability of state IDs and DLs, the WI GrandSons of Liberty that did the research has in its report that of the 11,017 same day registrations, over 90% were done with a state issued ID or DL. Not that hard to get an ID – myth busted.
John Anders said
Nov 22, 2011 at 10:58 AM
People who abuse the voting process and laws should be administratively/summarily removed from office and barred from holding office and/.or voting in the future. If someone is corrupting the political process, they must cease to be permitted to participate at all. PERIOD.
Lauren Stephens said
Nov 22, 2011 at 1:29 PM
John Anders, there ARE laws that address that specifically. We just need to make sure they are followed. This needs to go to the DA and the AG. And let’s keep one thing in mind here, this was not just Lena Taylor, it was also her mom and also the clerk who allowed all these registrations, KNOWING that they were not legitimate. I want to see the clerk’s name here.
rf_in_va said
Nov 22, 2011 at 2:32 PM
Just the tip of the voter fraud iceberg across the country, or put another way – they will do anything to win..
Lauren Stephens said
Nov 22, 2011 at 3:15 PM
Hey Mediatrackers – you left out a big chunk of this story. The person who did the registrations for these people (the municipal clerk), Martina Moss has NUMEROUS criminal convictions for unemployment fraud, FORGERY and retail theft (shoplifting) NICE JOB! FORGERY??????? Oh and that’s not all!
PatriotAZ said
Nov 22, 2011 at 5:24 PM
This is no surprise to me. This type of voter fraud is happening across the Country. A tactic the left is using is to go to Nursing Homes and register voters for early mail-in ballot and then they return and fill out the ballots for these people. When one protests too much, we should look into why–Democrats protesting against voter I.D. It makes sense, it cuts out fraud so why the protest? Because the left is cheating and will fight to the end to keep it that way.
sid said
Nov 23, 2011 at 3:08 AM
SEE MY POST on AZ great voter laws.. Former election board pollong place member. The restt of the country should see the real AZ.
Michelle said
Nov 22, 2011 at 5:41 PM
So, I am confused on how she an accessory. I get that she owns the property or co-owns with her mother but is there some kind of audio or email or something saying that she told these people to do this or gave them permission to use the address and vote under it? Does she have access to voter registration files and could somehow see these people were using one of her property’s address for voter fraud and didn’t report it? Did she drive them to the poll? I get she owns the property but how did she break the law?
mr. parker said
Nov 22, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Once again, we see the deceit of the black political overseer class. The ones who are entitled to political positions, Coggs, Jones and every hybrid of them that emanates from the inner city.
Why she just decided to set up her own voting station. she can’t be held responsible for fraud , she’s Lena “Do You Know Who I Am?”
End same day registration. If you really want to vote, you’ll find a way to get a properly issued state id and have the brains to register ahead of time.
It’s funny, where I grew up, the police used to show up after you registered and request ID to verify the registration and address.
Timothy Cronin said
Nov 22, 2011 at 7:09 PM
The real “culture of corruption”, exemplified. I dunno; maybe it’s me. But do democrats have dibs on corruption nowadays? Just as a matter of pure reasoning, I find it logically impossible anymore to even think of voting anything but conservative.
Ryan said
Nov 22, 2011 at 11:23 PM
Then vote Libitarian.. They are the real convervatives.. Republicans are just conservatives in disguise..
sid said
Nov 23, 2011 at 2:59 AM
If voting is a right and a priveldge,just check out our voting laws in ARIZONA. ID card/DL and address check at poling stations. MUltiple backup ways to “conditionally” vote. VOTE FOR CONSERVATIVES, RESTORE AMERICA
BillW said
Nov 23, 2011 at 4:23 AM
Recall Senator Taylor!
jo said
Nov 23, 2011 at 7:57 PM
So, when and who is going to arrest her she has broken the law?
dotsandloops said
Nov 24, 2011 at 5:23 AM
Congratulations on discovering that someone committed a zoning violation while helping to house the homeless, something you would never be civil or gracious enough to do. You’re really grasping at straws here. May you and your loved ones never be in need of a home or your civil rights, and if you are may you never be denied help.
kevin said
Nov 25, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Just in case you didn’t read the article, she commited VOTER FRAUD. not a zoning violation. Nice try at liberal spin, though.
Carl Ashe said
Nov 29, 2011 at 2:19 PM
Hopefully, voter photo ID requirements will help alleviate some of this.
PatriotAZ said
Nov 29, 2011 at 4:31 PM
A large majority of the voter fraud is happening with the Early Ballots. If we want to curb some of the fraud we should get rid of the early ballot process. Early Ballots were started to get people to vote because they were too inconvenienced to go to the polls. Well I say Voting shouldn’t be made easier. If you’re a patriot and you take your civic duty seriously, a little inconvenience should be expected. If people are too lazy to get out and vote at the polls, then why the “hell” do we want them voting anyway.
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