MEMPHIS, TN – Shelby County District Attorney Bill Gibbons, along with Mark Gwyn, director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), announced Friday that the Voter Trust Task Force that was created in 2006 will be available for the Memphis municipal election on October 4 to investigate any incidents during the voting process identified by the Election Commission as potential criminal violations.
District Attorney Gibbons and Director Gwyn created the task force last year following an investigation into alleged voter fraud in past elections and the criminal indictments resulting from the investigation.
Prosecutors from the District Attorney’s White Collar Crime Unit will be on call to the Election Commission. The TBI will have agents on standby to travel to any voting location in the city at the request of the District Attorney.
"The Voter Trust Task Force allows us to instantly react and investigate matters that may come up on election day. There were some incidents in the 2006 elections that we were able to immediately address,” said District Attorney Gibbons.
Voters who observe any potential problems at the polls on October 4 should contact the Election Commission, who will in turn contact the D.A.’s Office if any criminal conduct appears to have occurred. If the situation warrants, the Task Force will investigate and notify the Commission of the results. |