Conservative group plans to monitor voting drop box locations in Arizona
Source: AP
Updated 4:03 PM EDT, August 30, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) A conservative organization has told Arizona officials that it plans to monitor ballot drop boxes for the November election and identify people it believes are voting illegally, raising the same concerns that led right-wing groups to begin watching some boxes two years ago despite there being no evidence of widespread electoral fraud.
The Arizona Republic reported Friday that officials from the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, said in an Aug. 15 letter to Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Attorney General Kris Mayes that they want to have a discussion with both Democratic officials about setting guidelines for monitoring drop boxes.
During the 2022 midterm election, local and federal law enforcement were alarmed by reports of people, some armed, monitoring drop boxes in at least two Arizona counties, Maricopa and Yavapai. A federal judge ordered them to keep their distance from voters.
Some of the people monitoring the boxes were masked and armed, and some were associated with the far-right group Oath Keepers. Some voters alleged voter intimidation after people watching the boxes took photos and videos and followed them. The offices of Mayes and Fontes said the recent letter was not sent in good faith, noting that it is conservatives such as CPAC that have fueled skepticism about the integrity of U.S. elections.
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elleng
(135,637 posts)liberalgunwilltravel
(490 posts)A larger, better armed group should be there to watch the watchers, say the AZ National Guard. Come on Governor Hobbs, make it so!
Frank D. Lincoln
(531 posts)Democrats need to become a lot more aggressive at dealing with fascism.
mdbl
(5,418 posts)I hope they do it.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,867 posts)Take pictures of the "monitors" and their car license plates. And pretend to be talking on the phone as you're looking at them through binoculars.
Two can play that game.
DENVERPOPS
(9,859 posts)Armed National Guard, in battle dress should be stationed at every ballot box and polling place across the entire U.S. in every single state..........If Oath Keepers or any other group, conservative or liberal show up, they cannot come within 100 YARDS of the polling places or Ballot Boxes. Period. All Ballot Boxes should be transported in public view from collection point to counting locations and taken inside by National Guard.
Also, each person on a purged voting list should be confirmed in every state by a bi-partisan group of investigators....
Every poll worker should be screened. AND PROTECTED......
"State" imposed voting rules, like no water or food, closing polls while people waiting are still in line, reducing voting polls or cutting back on number of voting machines, etc etc etc should be outlawed......
If ANY persons, or groups of persons, are found to be presenting a false group of "electors", and false documents for the confirmation in Washington D.C. they should be arrested on the spot and jailed until trial, and convicted of Sedition.......
Other wise, we have joined the nations that have TYRANTS, such as Russia where the voting is totally rigged in favor of the tyrant.
It is a shame and absolutely sickening that it has come to this, but we are there folks.....THEY caused this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are countless ways to screw with the voting, this should not be one of them.........
If the USSC comes out against this, they should be impeached immediately for showing an obvious bias to our election system....Regardless of Senate Vote, and/or House vote.......
Rocknation
(44,874 posts)Let's just "monitor" THEM right back!!!
Rocknation
CrispyQ
(38,025 posts)but what's being done to protect ballot boxes & polling places? Who has jurisdiction in cases like this?
Botany
(72,283 posts)Lots of talk but at the end of the day the law is on our side. I know because I have been doing
election protection work in Ohio for years so if you voting or dropping off your ballot in Arizona
go ahead and do it and if anybody threatens or tries to stop you from voting take their picture, call
the cops, and contact the county or state Democratic Party. Now for the 1st time in 2020 I did
feel that some MAGA meth head biker types wanted to start shit. They might up their game this
year because Trump knows he is going to lose and will want to have his mouth breathers start
some trouble but we will have our people out across the country keeping things calm.
Btw voting early stops their old trying to intimidate voters on Election Day act.
marmar
(77,975 posts)Translation: "Anybody Latino"
Escurumbele
(3,584 posts)Conservative group plans to "monitor" voting drop box locations in Arizona
Who are they kidding? This should be illegal, the police should be able to turn these cheaters away from those boxes.
ificandream
(10,330 posts)Martin68
(24,419 posts)arrested for interfering.
et tu
(1,868 posts)these are right wing extremists- not conservatives
so let's call them that~
Zoomie1986
(1,213 posts)See how long the traitors stick around.
Zoomie1986
(1,213 posts)moniss
(5,451 posts)Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
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bluestarone
(18,033 posts)IF they ask ONE question, that should be considered voter harassment! Take their picture and file charges.
Kashkakat v.2.0
(1,868 posts)someone needs to monitor the monitors. I would volunteer but I think we're going to have same shenanigans here in Wisconsin.