California GOP installed unofficial ballot drop-off boxes. State officials say they're illegal.

[George II]

Source: Washington Post

By Katie Shepherd

Oct. 12, 2020 at 5:50 a.m. EDT

The metal boxes have popped up around Southern California in recent weeks, from churches to gun stores to gyms. On the front, an authoritative-looking sign beckons to voters: “Official ballot drop-off box.”

The California GOP has pushed voters to pop their mail-in ballots inside. Social media posts have advertised their locations, and one regional field director posted a photo to Twitter on Friday showing him holding a ballot in front of one of the boxes.

“Doing my part and voting early,” Jordan Tygh wrote in the now-deleted tweet, which was reviewed by The Washington Post before it was removed. “DM me for convenient locations to drop your ballot off at!”

But those containers, which were first reported by the Orange County Register and KCAL, are not county-authorized ballot drop-off sites. In fact, the unofficial boxes are against the law, state officials said Sunday.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/12/california-illegal-ballot-boxes/#click=https://t.co/JP8P8bIKMb

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What's that about "rigged"?

[Newest Reality]

1. Decoys! That's a loser's strategy for sure.

[beachbumbob]

2. so start arresting people and hold them in COVID infected jails

[bluestarone]

3. These fuckers plan 24 hrs. a day

How to destroy an election. They are the TRUE SUCKERS and LOSERS!!

[LiberalArkie]

4. They seem to be at places the Rs would go. So are they planning on scooping up the

ballots and declare that the Democratic workers disposed of them?

[Laelth]

5. Probably.

I don’t think that they are expecting to win California.

-Laelth

[brush]

9. Right. They aren't going to win Calif. so why do this dirt...

of setting up false drop boxes they plan to scoop up later and disappear the ballots inside?

Maybe they plan to dump the ballots some where where they'll be found so they can then claim vote rigging? Who knows but that won't work either as Calif. is so massively Democratic some allegedly "stolen/dumped" ballots won't hardly register a blip on vote talleys in the deep blue state.

They're outsmarting themselves on this one.

[Laelth]

10. If California's electoral votes are held up in Court due to fraud ...

... the whole, national election gets thrown into Court because Joe probably can’t win on election day without CA’s electors.

-Laelth

[brush]

14. That is a thought, but wouldn't they have to "steal/dump" a...

huge number of ballots for it to be considered nothing more than scattered instances of irregularities, which occur in every election?

[Laelth]

15. I don't know.

That determination would have to be made by the Court if the Republicans filed suit.

-Laelth

[Auggie]

11. Congressional races?

[PatSeg]

37. Maybe they won't win California in the presidential race

but there are congressional races, as well as state and local ones. If they placed them in primarily republican areas, they could be trying to make it more convenient for their people to vote. Whatever the reason, it is beyond the pale even for republicans. Obviously laws are for other people, not them.

[Retrograde]

41. Congress. There are some close contests

in Orange County, and if they can hold the seats they have and maybe pick up Katie Porter's they'll see it as a win.

[Lonestarblue]

27. It's Orange County, home to many Republicans.

I suspect the goal was to look at the names on the ballots and check the voter registration database to see whether they were Democrats or Republicans. Democratic ballots would mysteriously disappear.

[Laelth]

28. That's certainly possible. n/t

-Laelth

[Ligyron]

6. Noticed that too and deep sixing them doesn't help R's

They might lose a state Rep or two even.

Odd...

[aggiesal]

12. I believe it's an election night strategy ...

(R)'s really want to proclaim that the election was rigged.
Retrieving these ballots and holding them back will allow them to
announce that the (D)'s rigged the election by not counting (R)'s ballots.

Presto we have thousands of uncounted (R)'s ballots!

It doesn't have to be true to get the Trumpettes all riled up.

[Laelth]

16. That's what I imagine their game plan to be. n/t

-Laelth

[The Magistrate]

7. Arrest Would Seem In Order, Sir

Republican election fraud is a serious matter....

[mwooldri]

8. Last election fraud regarding gathering ballots...

... was a Republican scheme and they had to redo the election. Republicans in NC got caught and AFAIK is still on trial, but I'm sleepy so not 100% on recall at the moment.

[COL Mustard]

21. You Are Always So Polite, Magistrate!

It's nice to see! Thank you!!!

[dalton99a]

32. +1. Republicans are thieves and criminals

[iluvtennis]

13. So GOP can put in [illegal] drop off boxes in red area, but they go to court to prevent add'l legal

drop off boxes from being installed across taxes.

GOP are nothing but thugs.

[PatSeg]

39. Of course

They want convenience for republican voters, Democrats can go to hell.

[iluvtennis]

42. Yep, double standard. nt

[not_the_one]

17. NAMES! We need to know the names of who originated this scam, and who

approved it, who dropped them off, and who is collecting the ballots.

THEN JAIL for them all!

[Maeve]

18. Then order state police to confiscate the boxes

Seriously...this is ballot theft. Stop it by law

[Paper Roses]

25. My first thought was...arrest these people. This is against the law.

Not that any tRump fans will abide. This upsets me so much. I hope to live long enough to see tRump, his family and his crooked staff in jail. They are destroying our country in any way they and their followers can conjure up.

I don't know about you but I'm scared to death!

[Bengus81]

40. If someone suddenly placed slot machines out on the sidewalk in various locations......

How long till authorities picked those up?? Why do they have to wring their Susan Collins hands over this and wonder what to do??


GO GET THE FUCKING THINGS!!

[NorthOf270]

19. Let Rethugs use them

I no longer give a fuck what they think, nor their "rights".

[COL Mustard]

20. Do The Republics Actually Think This Will Help Them Win CA??????

There would have to be MASSIVE disqualifications for them to win there. Why even do this? Makes no sense to me.

[bucolic_frolic]

23. Perhaps part of a strategy of demonstrating a 'crooked/unfair/rigged/tainted' election

and asking courts to invalidate the results.

[Mr.Bill]

35. They could keep Katie Porter from getting elected again.

We took a lot of House seats from them in 2018, and they will be close races this year.

[bucolic_frolic]

22. So they can dispose of Democratic votes?

Or is there a system as in many states, where voters are emailed of the arrival of their ballot.

[pandr32]

24. Every one needs to be seized

They are meant to rat-f*ck the election and may already contain ballots that need to be placed in correct boxes.

[lonely bird]

26. Time to make ratfucking an election a felony

[apnu]

29. Dear CA GOP...

... if you're mad the Dems held "ballot parties" with legal, notarized 3rd parties delivering ballots, might I suggest you avoid trying to prove whatever your point is, with election fraud?

Look CA GOP, I know laws can be confusing and hard to read if you aren't experienced in reading legal documents, but consult a lawyer before you do anything. That's free advice from me to you.

Love and kisses.

Apnu.

[Astraea]

30. sounds like they're shooting themselves in the foot

their constituency is dumb enough to fall for this.

[dalton99a]

31. "A felony that carries a two-to-four-year prison sentence"

Erecting or advertising unofficial ballot boxes could be a felony that carries a two-to-four-year prison sentence, according to the secretary of state’s office.

[AllaN01Bear]

33. i wish somone well healed would sue and say ,"quit interfering w my right to vote" .

[Cryptoad]

34. Say Illegal,,,????

I havent heard of any arrest or boxes being confiscated????? Are we going to wait until after the election before taking any actions?

[flibbitygiblets]

36. The "law and order" party strikes again.

SMDH, where is CA's attorney general on this?

[Bengus81]

38. Read his sign on the front of the box. This PUKE wasn't just kidding around...........

Like he'll claim IF they do anything to him. They have his NAME and PIC. GO ARREST him like you'd do a black guy in five seconds.

FUCK!!!

[Eugene]

43. California GOP says it owns unofficial ballot drop boxes (and it's not going to remove them)

Source: Associated Press

California GOP says it owns unofficial ballot drop boxes

By AMY TAXIN
October 12, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s Republican Party on Monday acknowledged owning unofficial ballot drop boxes that state election officials said are illegal.

After receiving reports about the drop boxes in three counties, California’s secretary of state issued a memo Sunday telling county registrars these boxes were illegal and that ballots must be mailed or brought to official voting locations.

“In short, providing unauthorized, non-official vote-by-mail ballot drop boxes is prohibited by state law,” the memo said.

On Monday, state GOP spokesman Hector Barajas said that the party owns the boxes and has no plans to remove them. He would not say how many exist or where they are located. Barajas said the state’s law governing so-called ballot harvesting allows an organization to collect and return groups of ballots and that collection boxes provided by a private organization to help people vote are no different.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-fresno-elections-california-santa-ana-be803bfe99f5eb35e17a6ee56315deb0