Reaction: Task Force Vote Fraud Investigation: "U.S. Probes '71 Vote in 34th Ward" - William Currie - Chicago Tribune

Byline: William Currie; 1972-10-07; pages 4

Report: Vote Fraud investigation - Task Force - Chicago Tribune

Tags: election fraud, posed as poll worker, vote fraud

"Federal prosecuters are widening their investigation of Chicago vote fraud to include a bitterly contested aldermanic allection in 1971, and separate charges involving Ald. Edwin P. Fifeiski (45th).  Government attorneys are studying affidavits by hundreds of registered voters who swore thatthey voted in the 1971 34th ward aldermanic race for losing candidate Augustus (Gus) Savage. . ."

Description:Part of the Tribune's Task Force Report on vote fraud in Chicago. This piece reports on the expansion of the investigation by Federal prosecutors to include a new 1971 election contest

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Chicago Tribune article titled, "U.S. Probes '71 Vote in 34th Ward." Written by William Currie as part of the reaction to the Task Force Vote Fraud Investigation.