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BumRushDaShow

(140,914 posts)
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 02:49 AM Aug 31

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.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/arizona-elections-drop-boxes-monitor-voting-db4eb68c698e0c680ebebe0e6891bcb2

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Conservative group plans to monitor voting drop box locations in Arizona (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Aug 31 OP
Because Arizonans just love to pretened, right??? elleng Aug 31 #1
A larger group liberalgunwilltravel Aug 31 #2
Great idea! Frank D. Lincoln Aug 31 #3
Your statement covers a lot of issues. mdbl Aug 31 #4
Exactly my thought. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 31 #6
I think, without exception, this time, DENVERPOPS Aug 31 #9
That's what I say Rocknation Aug 31 #11
Mark Elias says he's ready to fight for the presidency in the courts CrispyQ Aug 31 #5
They can't do shit. Botany Aug 31 #7
" identify people it believes are voting illegally" marmar Aug 31 #8
Correction of headline Escurumbele Aug 31 #10
Their goal is to interfere with voting. Arizona should tell them to get lost. ificandream Aug 31 #14
As long was somebody monitors them, this is a good thing. They an only confirm the integrity of the process, or be Martin68 Aug 31 #12
please be honest et tu Aug 31 #13
Put a New Black Panther outside every drop box Zoomie1986 Aug 31 #15
Like this Zoomie1986 Aug 31 #17
AZ needs a group to monitor the group monitoring the boxes. moniss Aug 31 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author bluestarone Aug 31 #18
My way of thinking is bluestarone Aug 31 #19
"identify" - how? They have no authority to ask for ID and as others have said Kashkakat v.2.0 Aug 31 #20
2. A larger group
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 04:45 AM
Aug 31

A larger, better armed group should be there to watch the watchers, say the AZ National Guard. Come on Governor Hobbs, make it so!

6. Exactly my thought.
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 08:48 AM
Aug 31

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)
9. I think, without exception, this time,
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 10:55 AM
Aug 31

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.......

CrispyQ

(38,025 posts)
5. Mark Elias says he's ready to fight for the presidency in the courts
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 08:26 AM
Aug 31

but what's being done to protect ballot boxes & polling places? Who has jurisdiction in cases like this?

Botany

(72,283 posts)
7. They can't do shit.
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 09:12 AM
Aug 31

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.

Escurumbele

(3,584 posts)
10. Correction of headline
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 11:37 AM
Aug 31

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.

Martin68

(24,419 posts)
12. As long was somebody monitors them, this is a good thing. They an only confirm the integrity of the process, or be
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 11:57 AM
Aug 31

arrested for interfering.

Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

bluestarone

(18,033 posts)
19. My way of thinking is
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 03:08 PM
Aug 31

IF they ask ONE question, that should be considered voter harassment! Take their picture and file charges.

Kashkakat v.2.0

(1,868 posts)
20. "identify" - how? They have no authority to ask for ID and as others have said
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 03:29 PM
Aug 31

someone needs to monitor the monitors. I would volunteer but I think we're going to have same shenanigans here in Wisconsin.

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