The Party of Trump has and will continue to be dedicated to suppressing the vote, even more aggressively now that Dear Leader is well behind in the polls. There's a report from California that Rethugs there are setting up fake ballot boxes, which would be a felony violation of State law:
"In a photo posted to social media last week, a young man wearing a mask with Orange County [Republican] congressional candidate Michelle Steel’s name on it is holding a mail ballot and giving a thumbs up next to a box about the size of a file cabinet labeled “Official ballot drop off box.”
The post, from Jordan Tygh, a regional field director for the California Republican Party, encouraged people to message him for “convenient locations” to drop their own ballots.
The problem is the drop box in the photo is not official – and it could be against the law. [snip]
Only county elections officials can oversee ballot drop boxes, choosing the number, location, hours of operation and other details. County registrars are charged with making sure every box follows strict state guidelines for security, including making sure they can’t be tampered with and tracing the chain of custody of all ballots."
Of course, there's no way that Dear Leader will win California, but Congressional seats are up this year, and Steel is trying to win the seat held by Dem Harley Rouda in Orange County. A regional field director for the California Republican Party Jordan Tygh was stupid enough to photograph his criminal behavior by posing in front of his bogus handiwork and post it online, as you can see in the linked article.We suspect a court date is in store for Mr. Tygh and others. Typical Rethuglican voter fraud, which will be flagrant and aggressive this election cycle.
(photo: It was a brilliant plan, until it wasn't)
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They need to prosecute these assholes to the letter of the law. While it may seem that election tampering is a minor thing, given the way the Dotard in Chief spews encouragement to engage in it, it's actually a serious crime. Put some of these white-collar guys in jail and maybe it won't seem like such a good idea after all.
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