John Thune's nephew was caught by
KELO-TV committing election fraud earlier today. The nephew of Tom Daschle's opponent said, on camera, that he was a notary public and had witnessed about 75 absentee ballot requests. The station checked the state database of notaries, however, and it turns out he is NOT a notary public.
KELO broke the story, and it led the local news. Video is available.
You may remember that John Thune made claims about widespread fraud in the 2002 race in Indian Country. The Republican Attorney General later admitted there was no widespread fraud. This time, it looks like the fraud is real... and pretty damn close to home.
Update [2004-10-7 1:11:27 by sdindc]: The Sioux Falls Argus Leader confirms that Thune's nephew violated the law. If the people in the story are telling the truth, it's at least three counts.