Very nice. lets follow the bread crumbs, shall we.
http://sync.democraticunderground.com/10021717120Mon Nov 5, 2012, 11:48 AM
FourScore (7,583 posts)
BREAKING: GOP stealing ballots with "Victory Vans"
Sun Nov 04, 2012 at 11:53 PM PST
BREAKING: GOP stealing ballots with "Victory Vans"
by BeerNotWar
Here in King County Washington Democrats are raising a red flag calling attention to shady Replican efforts to intercept our ballots by luring voters to drop their ballots in "Victory Vans" touring the county. Washington is 100% vote-by-mail so voters fill out their ballots at home then deliver them to state dropoffs or send them in by mail. But the GOP has created special "Victory Vans" to collect ballots before they can ever reach these official delivery sites.
If you think you can trust the GOP with your ballot, I assure you, you cannot. Nobody in King County should hand their ballot to someone in a Republican "Victory Van," but should only drop off their ballot at an official state ballot collection site. This is critical for close state races such as the one for Governor where both Jay Inslee and Rob McKenna need voters in King County. Republican McKenna needs just enough Democrats in King County to vote for him, or not vote, to defeat Inslee. This, I suspect, is the Replublican game. Once they have the ballots they could be disposed of or even altered. I wish this were a completely irrational belief, but Republicans have demonstrated their unwillingeness to allow democracy to function if it won't result in a victory for their candidate. If you think I'm crazy then please explain why the hell they have vans running around in a massively Democratic county collecting ballots. Why would they spend the money to do that?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/05/1155743/-BREAKING-GOP-stealing-ballots-with-Victory-Vans <------ 
The horror.. Wonder what else we can find?
Response to FourScore (Original post)
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 11:52 AM
FarPoint (1,785 posts)
2. OMG NO!
It is obnoxious! GOP looters.......they need to be arrested now.
Cuff 'em, Dano.
Response to FourScore (Original post)
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:04 PM
SheilaT (11,076 posts)
4. Can't those "Victory Vans"
simply be stopped and impounded? Surely there are federal and state laws against tampering with votes. Who's tampering?
Maybe the simplest solution is for someone to start following those vans and make sure that people who attempt to turn in their ballots there understand that these are not official ballot collection sites.
Put a tail on 'em, Dano.
Response to FourScore (Original post)
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:39 PM
WilliamPitt (52,312 posts)
10. Got an error message when I clicked the link.
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Response to WilliamPitt (Reply #10)
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:42 PM
Lone_Star_Dem (25,886 posts)
12. Same here. nt
Oops a daisey. I wonder how that could have happened?
Response to WilliamPitt (Reply #10)
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:50 PM
Lone_Star_Dem (25,886 posts)
15. I found this.
Democrats complain about new King County GOP’s ballot drop-off tactic
Posted by Brian M. Rosenthal
Update:
King County officials on Sunday urged voters not to hand their ballots over to strangers.
The only way to guarantee a ballot will be counted is to mail it or drop it off at an offical King County elections site, said Democratic King County Executive Dow Constantine, joined by Sherill Huff, the county’s elections director.
“We are strongly advising citizens if they want to be sure their ballot is counted, don’t hand your ballot over to someone you don’t know,†Constantine said.
Huff said she had received complaints from residents, concerned about people going door-to-door collecting ballots. The effort is part of a Republican get-out-vote push. King County Republicans have also set up 10 collection vans in suburban parts of the county.
It’s not illegal to collect ballots for delivery, Huff said. Nor is there anything wrong with giving your ballot to someone else. Church and community groups commonly collect and deliver ballots, Constantine said. The danger lies is dealing with someone you don’t know, he said.
Secretary of State Sam Reed issued a statement Sunday saying “We strongly discourage such activity, but it’s not illegal.â€
Democrats mounted similar efforts in previous elections.
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/politicsnorthwest/2012/11/04/democrats-complain-about-new-king-county-gop-get-out-the-vote-tactic/
The bolded/underlined part, is totally ignored as of now.
Dozens of more comments screaming about those nasty Repugs.
Response to silvershadow (Reply #27)
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 01:47 PM
easychoice (71 posts)
30. Exactly!
If anyone knocks on my door to collect my ballot they will be lying here on my porch when the cops get here.
