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Line 19: Galvin, as the Massachusetts' Secretary of State, was found to have violated the [[Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act]] passed in 2002, in which he failed to report and collect the number sent and the number returned of absentee ballots from overseas Military personnel registered to vote in Massachusetts. After an investigation by the [[US Justice Department]], a settlement was reached to force Galvin to comply with the law<ref>[http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/October/08-crt-943.html United States Department of Justice]</ref>. ==Lawsuit Against Stockbroker Robert Jaffe== On January 14, 2009, Galvin filed suit against [[Robert Jaffe (stockbroker)]] to compel Jaffe to testify about his role in the [[Bernard Madoff]]. Jaffe, who lives in [[Weston, Massachusetts]] and in [[Florida]], counters that he is actually one of the victims of Madoff. <ref>[http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/2009_01_15_William_Galvin_sues_salesman_Robert_Jaffe:_Demands_testimony/srvc=business&position=recent_bullet "William Galvin Sues Salesman Robert Jaffe -- Demands Testimony", ''Boston Herald'' (January 15, 2009)]</ref> ==References==