USPS Contactor Changed 5 Mail-In Request Forms from ‘Democrat’ to ‘Republican,’ DOJ Says

Thomas Cooper Accused of Altering Election Forms | Law & Crime


"In April 2020, the Clerk of Pendleton County received ‘2020 Primary Election COVID-19 Mail-In Absentee Request’ forms from eight voters on which the voter’s party-ballot request appeared to have been altered,” the DOJ said in a news release. The West Virginia Secretary of State’s office investigated and determined that “five ballot requests . . . had been altered from ‘Democrat’ to ‘Republican,'” the news release said. “On three other requests, the party wasn’t changed, but the request had been altered.”

He changed 8 request forms (so that 5 people would have received GOP ballots instead of Dem ballots).

Yeah. The voters wouldn't have noticed.

CaughtInThe said:

Thomas Cooper Accused of Altering Election Forms | Law & Crime


"In April 2020, the Clerk of Pendleton County received ‘2020 Primary Election COVID-19 Mail-In Absentee Request’ forms from eight voters on which the voter’s party-ballot request appeared to have been altered,” the DOJ said in a news release. The West Virginia Secretary of State’s office investigated and determined that “five ballot requests . . . had been altered from ‘Democrat’ to ‘Republican,'” the news release said. “On three other requests, the party wasn’t changed, but the request had been altered.”

He changed 8 request forms (so that 5 people would have received GOP ballots instead of Dem ballots).

Yeah. The voters wouldn't have noticed.

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More evidence of the potential fraud which can be perpetrated through mail-in voting.

The False Narrative of Vote-by-Mail Fraud | Brennan Center for Justice

As the New York Times editorial board notes, “states that use vote-by-mail have encountered essentially zero fraud: Oregon, the pioneer in this area, has sent out more than 100 million mail-in ballots since 2000, and has documented only about a dozen cases of proven fraud.” Rounded to the seventh decimal point, that’s 0.0000001 percent of all votes cast.

States have multiple tools to address valid security concerns and protect election integrity when it comes to mail ballots. And recent technologies and strategies have significantly enhanced the security of mail balloting.

Identity verification: The principal method used to detect and prevent fraud is the mail ballot envelope itself, where each voter must include personal identifying information (such as address, birthday, and driver’s license number or last four digits of a Social Security number).

Bar codes: Most election jurisdictions now use some form of bar code on their ballot envelopes. These bar codes allow election officials to keep track of ballot processing and help voters know whether their ballot has been received.

Ballot tracking through the U.S. Postal Service: In many jurisdictions, including California, Colorado and Florida, ballot envelopes are equipped with intelligent mail bar codes linked to the postal service that enable voters and election officials alike to track an envelope from drop-off to delivery and processing at the local administrator’s office.

Ballot drop-off locations help maintain a secure chain of custody as the ballot goes from the voter to the local election office.

Harsh penalties: Anyone who commits voter fraud using a mail ballot risks severe criminal and civil penalties: up to five years in prison and $10,000 in fines for each act of fraud under federal law, in addition to any state penalties.

Postelection audits: In 2018, a review of returned absentee ballot records helped identify anomalies in the election results of Bladen County, North Carolina, enabling election officials to uncover election interference by a political operative who stole and tampered with mail ballots. Postelection audits, which many jurisdictions are starting to adopt, would more systematically enable election officials to identify any irregularities or misconduct in the vote.

Polling sites as a fail-safe: Finally, if there are concerns that an eligible voter’s mail ballots could be lost or uncounted, in-person polling sites provide a mechanism to correct problems, provide essential services, and ensure that every eligible voter can cast a valid ballot. No system that relies on mail balloting can operate without accessible in-person voting sites, both for those who cannot or will not vote by mail and as a fail-safe to the inevitable problems that may arise.

CaughtInThe said:

Thomas Cooper Accused of Altering Election Forms | Law & Crime


"In April 2020, the Clerk of Pendleton County received ‘2020 Primary Election COVID-19 Mail-In Absentee Request’ forms from eight voters on which the voter’s party-ballot request appeared to have been altered,” the DOJ said in a news release. The West Virginia Secretary of State’s office investigated and determined that “five ballot requests . . . had been altered from ‘Democrat’ to ‘Republican,'” the news release said. “On three other requests, the party wasn’t changed, but the request had been altered.”

He changed 8 request forms (so that 5 people would have received GOP ballots instead of Dem ballots).

Yeah. The voters wouldn't have noticed.

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This is a waste of time. Unless you can find where someone changes 5,000 votes or more, it would not change the outcome of an election.

marke said:

More evidence of the potential fraud which can be perpetrated through mail-in voting.

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Think 2018 when North Carolina Republicans cheated in a House Election they won.

They did what Trump projects, ‘harvesting’ mail-ballots, forcing a special election they then lost.

independentusa said:

This is a waste of time. Unless you can find where someone changes 5,000 votes or more, it would not change the outcome of an election.

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Fraud does not have to be successful to be fraud.

Linc said:

Think 2018 when North Carolina Republicans cheated in a House Election they won.

They did what Trump projects, ‘harvesting’ mail-ballots, forcing a special election they then lost.

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It does not matter what party a man belongs to, if he fights measures to safeguard our voting then he is either ignorant or evil.