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March 23, 2016
"I literally had over 50 ballots in my hand."
UTAH CAUCUS: First hand insider report - Incompetence, Manipulation, and Ballot Stuffing ...Then came the Presidential Ballot. Someone shows up with a stack of probably 250 ballots. The precinct chair splits them up, and starts handing stacks of them out and tells people "take one and pass it down". No checking credentials, IDs, NOTHING. I'm sitting at the end of a row and people start handing me stacks of extras. I literally had over 50 ballots in my hand.
We were told to mark our vote and place our ballot in a tin can. They then asked for a volunteer to hold the can. At this point, most people filed out the door. I cast ONE vote, then stuck around to see what would happen with the votes. About 15 minutes later, with only about 10 or so people milling around, someone walks in the room with an envelopes STUFFED full of "absentee" ballots - some envelopes having 2-5 ballots. I raised a question and said, "isn't there an absentee process already in place? Didn't people have to register for that last week?" and was told "Oh no, this is completely normal". As I've mentioned in other threads, I was in Party leadership for 6 years and no, this is absolutely not normal.UPDATE: Chuck in the comments reports the exact opposite. Any one else from Utah?
Posted by gerardvanderleun at March 23, 2016 8:41 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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> No checking credentials, IDs, NOTHING.
I had to show my drivers license and be listed as a Republican to get into the room with a signed card that needed to be handed in with the ballot. I don't know where the hell PirateMonkey voted, but he apparently needs to move to a better neighbothood or elect better precinct officers.
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at March 23, 2016 9:39 AM
Hoppe's #9 is your friend.
Posted by: ghostsniper at March 23, 2016 12:25 PM