West Virginia mail carrier admits attempted election fraud

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

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Eight mail-in requests for absentee voter ballots had their party affiliations altered, authorities say

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Cooper, 47, of Dry Fork, held a postal contract to pick up mail in the three towns in which the voters live and delivered the forms in April to the Pendleton County clerk, according to a federal affidavit.

An investigation by the secretary of state’s office found five of the ballot requests were changed from Democrat to Republican with a black ink pen, the affidavit said.

Bennie Cogar, an attorney general’s office investigator who conducted the probe on behalf of the secretary of state’s office, said in the affidavit that the Pendleton County clerk called some of the voters after receiving the requests because she knew they were not Republicans. The clerk then contacted the secretary of state’s office to report the alterations.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/west-virginia-mail-carrier-admits-attempted-election-fraud

 

Caught in a town of 300. 

 

Even absentee clearly isn't safe from fraud, and while it's good news it was caught in such a small town, I surmise its unlikely to be caught in urban and suburban regions. Doesn't even count the obvious fraud that will certainly occur in regions mailing out ballots to all registered voters. 

 

Also, aren't votes supposed to be anonymous? Calling people about not voting in an expected way kinda takes the anonymity out. 

Edited July 12, 2020 by Burnt Reynolds

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

I said right here in CEHST months ago that having the party affiliation on the outside of the envelope was a recipe for disaster.  In either direction.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

2 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

I said right here in CEHST months ago that having the party affiliation on the outside of the envelope was a recipe for disaster.  In either direction.

What the heck? Why would they put that on the outside?

[TBoneTX 45,288]

8 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Why would they put that on the outside?

So they can be lost or harvested, as may be required.