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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPartisan tactic by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's campaign delays thousands of requests for ballots
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Alexa Ura
@alexazura
Thousands of mail-in ballot requests have been delayed after Texas voters used return envelopes provided in a mass mailing by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's campaign.
Requests went to the Secretary of State but were supposed to be sent to county offices: https://texastribune.org/2022/02/17/texas-voting-by-mail-2022-dan-patrick/ #txlege
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick gives remarks during the Texas Fallen Heroes ceremony on May 25, 2019
texastribune.org
Partisan tactic by Lt. Gov. Dan Patricks campaign delays thousands o
Patricks mass mailing urging voters to apply for mail-in ballots included return envelopes addressed to the Texas secretary of states office. The applications are supposed to be sent to local offic
1:12 PM · Feb 17, 2022
Alexa Ura
@alexazura
Thousands of mail-in ballot requests have been delayed after Texas voters used return envelopes provided in a mass mailing by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's campaign.
Requests went to the Secretary of State but were supposed to be sent to county offices: https://texastribune.org/2022/02/17/texas-voting-by-mail-2022-dan-patrick/ #txlege
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick gives remarks during the Texas Fallen Heroes ceremony on May 25, 2019
texastribune.org
Partisan tactic by Lt. Gov. Dan Patricks campaign delays thousands o
Patricks mass mailing urging voters to apply for mail-in ballots included return envelopes addressed to the Texas secretary of states office. The applications are supposed to be sent to local offic
1:12 PM · Feb 17, 2022
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/17/texas-voting-by-mail-2022-dan-patrick/
Thousands of applications for mail-in ballots submitted by Texas voters have been delayed and some voters may ultimately not receive ballots because Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's campaign instructed eligible voters to send requests for absentee ballots to the Texas secretary of states office instead of their local elections offices.
A mass mailing by Patrick went out to Republican voters across the state in January, ahead of the March primary, and included a two-page letter emblazoned with the seal of his office encouraging voters to submit the requests following three easy steps. The problem was the third step, which instructed voters to return the applications in an enclosed reply envelope that was addressed to the state.
The lieutenant governors campaign said it used the secretary of state's address because many Republican voters are rightly suspicious of Blue County election officials.
The decision to direct return mail to the Secretary of State (SOS), someone who is trusted and respected, gave voters an added layer of comfort, Allen Blakemore, a campaign consultant for Patrick, wrote in an email.
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Partisan tactic by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's campaign delays thousands of requests for ballots (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Feb 2022
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mahina
(17,647 posts)1. What about voters who don't trust the wingers?
Thats some BS!
Nevilledog
(51,087 posts)2. They were sending these to Republicans.
They can't even cheat right.
czarjak
(11,269 posts)3. Dannie Scott Goeb is an asshole. Period. Ask Dan Patrick, he'll tell you.