Desperate Trump calls for delay to 2020 US election

Discussion in 'Politics' started by exGOPer, Jul 30, 2020.

  1. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    This news story from the other thread shows the vulnerability of mail-in voting...

    Did Janet Reed commit voter fraud? What we know about case involving absentee ballot applications.

    https://www.courierpress.com/story/...-reed-voter-fraud-democrat-arrest/5557412002/

    An Indiana woman is facing a felony election fraud charge, accused of sending hundreds of absentee ballot applications with instructions leaving voters no choice but to participate in her party's June 2020 primary election.

    Janet Reed, 68, is charged with one count of Unauthorized Absentee Ballot, a Level 6 felony that is punishable from six months to two-and-a-half years in prison. If convicted, it could also result in a probationary sentence.

    The case involving the Vanderburgh County Democratic Party precinct committee member has drawn national interest, notably in conversations and comments on social media. Here's what's we know about what Reed is accused of:

    The allegations about Janet Reed and ballots
    Reed is not accused of filling in mail-in ballots. She is accused of modifying applications for absentee ballots.

    The Vanderburgh County Election Board noted that sending applications is not a crime. However, Reed allegedly pre-marked for Democrats the section that allows voters to choose a party. A copy of Reed's instructions to voters stated that section "needs no input."

    County Clerk Carla Hayden has said Reed sent more than 400 such applications.

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    An example of a ballot application with the primary election party preselected.

    In Indiana, voters must choose between voting in a Republican or Democratic primary election. During general elections, voters are able to pick and choose candidates regardless of their party affiliation.

    The election board referred the case to Prosecutor Nick Hermann in a four-page letter sent in May (you can read that full document below). Hermann, a former local Republican Party chairman, has declined to comment on the case.

    Wait, is there a difference between absentee and mail-in ballots?
    The difference can become confusing, especially as more states consider reforms to voting amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Absentee ballots allow for eligible voters to submit their votes early. As stated previously, acquiring a ballot requires an application from your county office.

    Mail-in ballots, or voting by mail, is the process that a handful of states use for elections. Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and Utah mail ballots to registered voters. Still, this terminology may be used to describe absentee voting, like in Indiana.

    Janet Reed allegedly was told to stop and did not
    Hayden said her office was made aware of Reed's actions in April. The office asked her to stop, as did county Democratic Party chair Edie Hardcastle after being asked to do so by the county.

    The mailings "put a burden on our office," Hayden said, adding that her office sent replacement applications. Voters were able to fill out the new applications in place of the previous ones sent by Reed and get new absentee ballots. It is unclear how many pre-modified applications sent by Reed were approved. Hayden said some may not have been caught, but she said it was likely a small number. She said she does not know how many.

    Reed also refused to cooperate once arrested. According to a probable cause affidavit by the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office, Reed "refused to provide an interview regarding her involvement in this case."

    Janet Reed worked for congressional candidate who won primary
    Hardcastle said Reed did not send pre-modified applications using Democratic Party funds or support. Instead, she was able to access the county's voter list for a time through her work on E. Thomasina Marsili's campaign.

    Marsili is an Owen County Democrat who won the 8th District Democratic congressional primary by more than 2,500 votes. She'll challenge Republican Congressman Larry Bucshon in November.

    Marsili told the Courier & Press by text message in June that Reed was "not an employee" of her campaign. Asked if Reed is a volunteer, Marsili did not respond.

    Reed has been permitted to stay on as a member of Vanderburgh County Democratic Party's precinct committee, but her access to the county's voter list was cut off in May, according to Hardcastle.

    "We do not intend to take any action at this time (against Reed) since the case is pending," Hardcastle said. "We're not going to take action until the legal process has played itself out."

    How many people voted in the Vanderburgh County primary?
    In the June primary, more than 19,000 votes were cast in Vanderburgh County. Republican votes made up almost 42 percent of those votes compared to 58 percent in the Democratic primary.

    Voting in either primary does not require party affiliation. Indiana does not register voters by party.

    Reed ran for a position in June, too, although not one for public office. She won 2,680 Democratic votes to become a delegate at the Indiana Democratic Party's Virtual State Convention on June 13. She placed 36th in a field of 78 candidates, earning one of the 64 available positions.

    Read the probable cause affidavit in Janet Reed's voter fraud case
    (More information including embedded PDF of the affidavit, etc. at article link)
     
    #101     Aug 6, 2020
  2. Dr. Love

    Dr. Love

    The Democrats, who are trying to rig an election pushing for mail in voting, can't even get voting the correct way done. What a bunch of idiots. God bless their heart.

    Over 80,000 mail-in ballots disqualified in NYC primary mess
    1 out of 4 mail-in ballots were disqualified for arriving late, lacking a postmark or other defects
    By New York Post
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    The mail-in ballots of more than 84,000 New York City Democrats who sought to vote in the presidential primary were disqualified, according to new figures released by the Board of Elections.

    The city BOE received 403,103 mail-in ballots for the June 23 Democratic presidential primary.

    But the certified results released Wednesday revealed that only 318,995 mail-in ballots were counted.


    That means 84,108 ballots were not counted or invalidated — 21 percent of the total.


    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/over-80000-mail-in-ballots-disqualified-in-nyc-primary-mess.amp
     
    #102     Aug 7, 2020