Nebraska GOP harvested ballots at 45's Omaha event, falsely claimed "official" ballot boxes

[Tanuki]

https://omaha.com/news/local/gop-email-about-official-ballot-drop-boxes-at-omaha-trump-rally-spurs-confusion/article_4de51f02-2b93-5dcc-928a-15fd017b9281.amp.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_OWHnews&__twitter_impression=true

..."Nebraska Democrats criticized the state GOP’s decision to describe the boxes as “official” in an email to people registered to attend Tuesday night’s rally. The email said Douglas and Sarpy County voters could return early ballots to the boxes during Trump’s rally at Eppley Airfield.

The state GOP, after receiving questions from reporters and election officials, sent rally attendees a second email clarifying that the boxes were not “official” but rather provided by the Trump campaign.

Only drop boxes provided by election officials in Nebraska’s 93 counties can be called “official,” according to Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen and Douglas and Sarpy County election officials.
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Conrad said the ACLU contacted Evnen and received a quick response. The ACLU’s fear, she said, was about “confusing people attending the rally” that these were official drop boxes, when they are not, as well as the risk of eroding voter confidence in the election system.

Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb described the GOP effort as “election meddling.” She said the GOP shouldn’t tell people that ballot harvesting, a practice in which third parties collect ballots from voters and deliver them to election officials, is wrong and then gather people’s ballots for them."...(more)

[captain queeg]

1. Isn't this a crime? Should be if it's not.

[Botany]

2. And then they let those voters freeze after getting their votes illegally

n/t

[dixiechiken1]

3. Nebraska's red to the core.

Seems like a waste of (illegal?) effort as there is no way Trump doesn't get those electoral votes anyway. But hey, knock yourselves out! F*cking morans.

[Drunken Irishman]

4. Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District is in play.

It's just one vote but could significantly change the dynamics in a 269 election.

With that said, who knows how many of those voters were from that district and outside that district?

[Botany]

7. Don't be surprised if Nebraska flips .... Trump's trip to Nebraska shows me "they" are worried ...

... about the state. Also Nebraska grows lots of sorghum and Trump's trade war with China
killed that market.

[dsc]

8. they aren't worried about the state but one CD

and also Iowa is next door and they are very worried about it.

[Liberal In Texas]

10. Like most larger cities, Omaha is turning bluer. And Nebr. is one state where they split up the EVs

Outside of Omaha rural Nebraska is probably going to Trump, but Omaha is in play. This shows how desperate Deadbeat Donnie is that he's trying to cull one EV and keep it from Joe.

[dixiechiken1]

14. Ahhhhh... I didn't know that.

I couldn't understand why he was even campaigning there but that - along with the CD others have pointed out that's "in play" - makes more sense now. You're right, he's gonna need every EV he can get!

[Iliyah]

5. And left many stranded in the freezen cold .. .

I can imagine if VP Biden did that, all corporate media would be bent out of shape.

[alittlelark]

6. Easy outrage - have a pile of 'known' tRump votes that can be 'lost'

and suddenly found. They could be planted anywhere, on anyone and 'found' by press etc.

tRump would play the victim, and Magats would scream election fraud.

[Cracklin Charlie]

9. Don't ballots have a "chain of command"?

Tracked from drop off to counting?

Nebraska GOP officials know the rules. Something seems off about this.

[Liberal In Texas]

11. I think you mean "Chain of Custody."

Chain of command is like a military thing.

[Cracklin Charlie]

12. You're right.

I’ve got three toddlers here that think I’m a trampoline. Can’t think straight.

But about that chain of custody. Are ballots collected at trump rallies valid, if they’ve been outside chain of custody?

[Roland99]

13. who would bring a ballot to a rally?

just seems odd. esp since most had to walk a fair bit

[Hermit-The-Prog]

16. maybe the only ballots brought to the rally were in AF-1

[woodsprite]

17. Well he wanted people to vote twice. Maybe that was his way of masking it. nt

[Solly Mack]

15. K&R