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Judge' helped post vote-fraud signs-
- 4'.T.. . '. R. Asked if he considered the signs hIampton said he posted the signs
By JEI BRON intimidating. Hampton, a .Repubb. at the request of Patrick .Guilot.
Staff Wi'lter can, said; "We have more black de. Repuhlcan as&Siiate justice of the
Ste . -d , .fendante in this courthouse than state court of appeals in Dallas. He
State District Judge Jack Hamp- white.defendants. If they steal iaid he received the signs from
ton acknowledged Wednesday that more. I guess 5,tey could be intimi- Guillot in the justice's courthouse
he helped post vote-(rpud warning dated more." ease the day before the election.
signs-onEctlneFDay as part of Hampton said he posted the signs "Judge Guillt asked my help.
what he believed waS an effort di. -Nov. 2 in three princta, two of Hlampton said "I was under the. im-
rected by the Republian Parey-apd them predominantly lack and one prev..n. that the jud1ge- had been
invlvTng 'lnUmber-of-Repubanpredominantly white -,.ski-tito help out bi Republecan
judges. T. . . . "I cleared it with every election ~hea..quart.rs llid 1 t.l nie that it
The idna. whichwarned in large judge before I did it." Hiampton h.d Is-en e..oni .- i t i-sheriff anti
red letters that "YOU CAN HE 1M.: sid. "Nliaaiy sid they obje-tadl to It., ' s reet.ary ol 41.,.
PRISONED" fur voe fraud, are theit. I've- got one n my office. I don't 'A. I Unle'rsse it, the sitting:-
subje it4 an investigaton by Distrwct eM why any lawabaleng 1a-ruan judges, the Ite.puhlic.an. of fice.
Attefeley Henry ,Wade's office. twoukl olhjst to it .-.olibp.rs..were going ii.aet as volun-
Sue' IDrntats and blacks have "it's like' that *Shoplifters will Ire tes to giet the sign, out and hope.
-auntended thesigns were posted -in prisea'ue.tu sign 'u see t a tein fully keep everybsldy honest... -
'predominantly black, 'Democratic. every discount' store. If you're. a .'"AsIundentood it. he was going
pein-pwe---sn-ieffotit-to intimi. -chophleter. you might be intimtdat- to get the ithtr Iepublecan judges,
date blaes' -ind'tlasturage ther... ed. If you're not a shoplifter. you - --_.
'tim voting. ii't havA' to worry about it." - - See SIGNS on Page14
14-A ***to. Thursday. November 11, 1982, DALLAS TIMES HERALD
State judge defends
posting of fraud
warnings at polls
SIGNS - Froe Page One William P. Clement Jr.s re-electuon
sme other Republican judges or iAe', campaign.
Smudges - some phraso- Byrd said the two men contended
logy like that. I don't know who he the signs would help disourage
asked. I don't have any idea." ."vote fraud. The sheriff also said he
County Republican Chairman did not know Moseley. a Dallas at.
Fred Meyer said Wednesday that he torney, was associated with the gov.
had no knowledge of the sign error's campaign.
Gullot has declined to comment.
oh the algn. -
"I have never seen any of the Moseley could not be reached for
signs," Meyer said. "I don't know comment Wednesday. but he said
what you're talking about... My last week the signs were posted in
tendency is not to agree with that at least 52 predominantly white
type of program ... I wouldn't do North Dallas pretincts In addition to
that with the Dallase County liepub- those in South Dallas. Moseley said
tcan organization," the sheriff's help was enlisted be.
Hampton, who had no opponent, cause volunteers could not be found
was re-elected as judge 4f the 283rd to post the signs in the South Dallas
District Court. precincts.
The signs my: -"Do not remove Although Hampton said Wednes-
this sign - by order of the eifL day .that Guluot had assured him.
of Dallas County." -- . . the sheriff and Secretary of State
Then in large red letters: "YOU David Dean had approved the sign
CAN BE IMPRISONED." postings, Byrd and Dean have given'
In smaller black letters, they de. different accounts.
*cribe six punishable of fenses:. Byrd said he had been told by
"If you offer. acept or agree to Wade's office that such signs were
offer or.accept money-or anything not permissible and relayed this to
else of value to vote or not vote. GuiUot. He said Guillot later told
"I(you influence'or try to influ- him he had talked to Dean and been
ence a voter how to vote, told the postingd were permiasible
"If you vote without being Dean. however, said he told Gull-
registered. lot such postings must be asjproved
"If you let a person vote more by the local elections officials. Dallas
than once. County Elections. Administrator
"It you vote with someone else's Conny Drake said she wes not con-
regestraeto. . tacted by Guillol and would not
"Violate Texas Electlod Code or have approved the postings.
'exas Penal Code." . -Op Monday, Ted Watkins, press.
They conclude, in large -red let- dent of the Dalles branch of the Na-
ter: "DON' RISK IT. OBEY THE tional Xssociation (or the'Advance-
L,AW." . ment of Colored People, called the
The signs carried no Indication signs "proveative signs ... result-
they were sponsored by a poliUca L..lg In fear and Intimidation of vot
party or campaign. ers in black polling places."
Controversy has surrounded the The postings also have been crit-
posung of the signs since'last week, cied by Democratic County Chair-
when it was disclosed that Sheriff man Robert Greenberg.
Don Byrd, a Republican. had or. "I am shocked at Judge Hamp.
dered hias deputies to post the signs ton's comments," Greenberg said. "I
en about 30 predominantly black think the citiens of this county and
precincts in South Dallas. - this nation are entitled to be treated
_- yrd has said he was asked for as citizens regardless of race, color
help in posting the signs by Guillot . or creed. And I think it is extremely
and David Moseley, state co-chair- unforunate for a political party to
man of a "ballot security" program promote 'bigots as their sndidates
that was part of Republlca Gov. for judge.""I
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Dallas Times Herald. [Newspaper clipping: Judge helped post vote-fraud signs], clipping, November 11, 1982; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916974/m1/1/: accessed June 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.