Haskell County election fraud investigation expanded

<br>(Stigler-AP) -- A state investigation of possible election fraud in Haskell County has been expanded to include signatures used to notarize absentee ballots. <br><br>Tommy Graham, regional inspector

Wednesday, November 20th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Stigler-AP) -- A state investigation of possible election fraud in Haskell County has been expanded to include signatures used to notarize absentee ballots.

Tommy Graham, regional inspector for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, says the agency is looking into allegations of voting irregularities in the September and November elections.

Among other things, Graham says the investigation will focus on notarized absentee ballots.

An analysis of five-hundred-55 absentee ballot affidavits by The Daily Oklahoman for the September 17th runoff showed Dan Drummonds' signature on 74 affidavits. Handwriting on 60 of them didn't appear to match Drummonds' signature at the county election board office.

Drummonds lost his bid for county commissioner this year.