I read about that. Sounds like an amateurish operation. Same handwriting. Multiple applications stuffed in the same envelope. No return address but all postmarked from Columbia, SC. That set of warning signals everywhere. Also didn’t provide the correct last 4 digits of SSN or a driver license number, which would require presenting ID to an elections official or voting in person before being allowed to vote by mail.In the news this morning...Broward County, FL officials caught 50 bogus voter registration attempts for dead people. The phony applications were not processed and no absentee ballots were issued.
It wasn't pure amateurish. And I don't think anyone would go to that much trouble X 50 without compensation. I think it was more a test -- a prelude to a much bigger attempt.I read about that. Sounds like an amateurish operation.
I wonder how many of the unreturned ballots were requested?Lots of mail ballots not returned, according to AP.
https://apnews.com/article/mail-ballots-not-returned-key-states-114bea9e50052452cf4f793c1b6d5912
The Florida number quoted in the article is correct, BTW...4 million mail ballots returned, 1.9 million NOT returned in Florida.
Who knows what anyone's motivation is? Could be anything from a real attempt to a stupid prank, or even a false flag. There were a lot of details in the reports, including that they were all attached to addresses in the same neighborhood in Davies. I'm guessing the addresses were visited by investigators.It wasn't pure amateurish. And I don't think anyone would go to that much trouble X 50 without compensation. I think it was more a test -- a prelude to a much bigger attempt.
The other thing that I wonder about is -- Is this the one they caught, but there are others they didn't catch?
In Florida, they were all requested. You don't have to request every time there. In Florida, a request is good until the end of the year after the 2nd general election. Then you have to request again. It is not unusual to see a lot of non returned ballots.I wonder how many of the unreturned ballots were requested?
Thought so too but when I completed my request online there were 2 options, one was medical which asked for all sorts of Dr info and the other was absentee with a spot for a reason, I wrote in travel. This was a few weeks ago and there was no indication that preference without explanation was an option, although maybe they changed it, not sure.I'm pretty sure no excuse is needed any more.
I find it odd that in Florida that there's no application form per se via mail. It's all through a free-form request.In Florida, they were all requested. You don't have to request every time there. In Florida, a request is good until the end of the year after the 2nd general election. Then you have to request again. It is not unusual to see a lot of non returned ballots.
And in 2016, 848,716 were not returned out of 3,472,561 sent. So 24.4% were not returned.
This time there are 1,531,235 not returned out of 6,002,524 So with a couple of days to go and a couple of the larger counties behind on processing they are already down to 25.5 % not returned.
Unfortunately there is no data in the data base on Voted in person instead, did not vote, or ballot returned late. Also note that primaries tend to have a greater percentage of unreturned ballots. This year's primary had 35% of them not returned.
Not sure what you did, but PA now has military/overseas absentee, absentee, and no-excuse vote by mail. The applications are different for each one; the federal post card application is used for voters overseas, or it's possible to request by email. I found the official forms which you can print out, fill, and mail in. There are slight differences. The absentee ballot application looks like it only applies to a single election. The mail-in ballot application has a check mark where one can receive mail-in ballots for the remainder of the year and get a new application mailed annually. I heard there were some concerns that mail-in ballot applications were rejected, but that was really because voters had checked that box but forgot and applied again for the general election. Some third-party groups were mailing out unsolicited mail-in ballot applications and a few people just kept on filling them out.Thought so too but when I completed my request online there were 2 options, one was medical which asked for all sorts of Dr info and the other was absentee with a spot for a reason, I wrote in travel. This was a few weeks ago and there was no indication that preference without explanation was an option, although maybe they changed it, not sure.
My process was, go to my county website & follow the link, fill it all out online & submit, we all did it.Not sure what you did, but PA now has military/overseas absentee, absentee, and no-excuse vote by mail. The applications are different for each one; the federal post card application is used for voters overseas, or it's possible to request by email. I found the official forms which you can print out, fill, and mail in. There are slight differences. The absentee ballot application looks like it only applies to a single election. The mail-in ballot application has a check mark where one can receive mail-in ballots for the remainder of the year and get a new application mailed annually. I heard there were some concerns that mail-in ballot applications were rejected, but that was really because voters had checked that box but forgot and applied again for the general election. Some third-party groups were mailing out unsolicited mail-in ballot applications and a few people just kept on filling them out.
Palm Beach had a worse year in 2018, and the supervisor was removed from office. Both Broward and Palm Beach have new supervisors this year.We voted in person last week in Brevard County, Fl. After reading about the bogus ballots in Fl I'm not surprised. Bad enough rap with the hanging chad business in those counties years ago.
In the news this morning...Broward County, FL officials caught 50 bogus voter registration attempts for dead people. The phony applications were not processed and no absentee ballots were issued.
Do you have a link to this story?It wasn't pure amateurish. And I don't think anyone would go to that much trouble X 50 without compensation. I think it was more a test -- a prelude to a much bigger attempt.
The other thing that I wonder about is -- Is this the one they caught, but there are others they didn't catch?
Sure. It's in a lot of places, but here's the one I read. It's from our local ABC affiliate.Do you have a link to this story?
Am interested in reading more about it.
So this happened over the summer and no ballots were requested.Sure. It's in a lot of places, but here's the one I read. It's from our local ABC affiliate.
https://www.local10.com/news/politi...-scheme-to-register-dead-voters-as-democrats/
Correct, as I explained in my first post on this subject. The applications were for voter registration -- not ballots.So this happened over the summer and no ballots were requested.