Secretary of State gets complaints about misleading calls

ATLANTA - The Secretary of State&#39;s Office has begun an inquiry into misleading calls made to voters in the Fourth District after getting about a dozen complaints Tuesday. <br> <br> Spokeswoman Kara Sinkule says the complaints have come from residents of the DeKalb County area where U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney is involved in a close race with former State Court Judge Denise Majette in the Democratic primary. <br> <br> Sinkule says the office has heard that hundreds of voters may have gotten the calls yesterday. <br> <br> The automated, recorded message says it would be illegal for Republicans to vote in the Democratic primary -- which is not the case in Georgia. <br> <br> The Secretary of State&#39;s Office is attempting to let voters know they may vote whatever ballot they chose in the primary since voters are not required to register by party. <br> <br> One voter who received the call on his answering machine says he believes it was designed to be intimidating. <br> <br> The call does not mention a specific race. But some voters who received the call say they believe it came from McKinney&#39;s campaign. <br> <br> Campaign spokeswoman Dana Mott says McKinney ``doesn&#39;t have any knowledge about the phone message.&#39;&#39; Political analysts have predicted that Republican crossover voting could hurt McKinney.