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Applications for absentee ballots that went to millions of Virginia voters —
and in some cases, contained incorrect information —
didn’t come from state or local election offices, officials said Thursday.
Instead, the unsolicited applications came from a third party
that aims to boost voter participation for the upcoming Nov. 3 elections.
The Virginia Department of Elections sent out a statement Thursday to tell voters
the letters were actually coming from a third-party group not affiliated with the state elections office.
The Washington Post reported on Thursday that the Washington-based Center for Voter Information group
had mailed out 2.25 million applications for absentee ballots to voters across Virginia.
The Center for Voter Information is a nonpartisan group aimed at increasing voter participation.
The Washington-based nonprofit was founded and is run by former Democratic strategists,
according to the Post.
And lles said some of the wording in the mailing may lead people astray.
“The letter said that the Virginia Dept of Elections encourages everyone — and ‘everyone’ is in all caps —
to vote absentee in the upcoming elections.
People are thinking that is the only way they can vote now because of this,” Iles said.
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Why is a third party mailing registered voters, applications to vote by mail?
It wasn’t the first mistake by the center.
Elections officials in Wisconsin warned about incorrect mailers sent by the center in 2018, the same year the group mailed voter registration forms to 140,000 voter who were already registered to cast a ballot in Virginia, The Post reported. Those mailers were accompanied by letters that told residents they had not been registered to vote.
“Just about every mailing that they’ve sent out has been a significant drain on us
trying to correct misinformation,” Deirdre Martin, the deputy registrar in Roanoke, told the newspaper.
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Yep...nothing to see here folks
and in some cases, contained incorrect information —
didn’t come from state or local election offices, officials said Thursday.
Instead, the unsolicited applications came from a third party
that aims to boost voter participation for the upcoming Nov. 3 elections.
The Virginia Department of Elections sent out a statement Thursday to tell voters
the letters were actually coming from a third-party group not affiliated with the state elections office.
The Washington Post reported on Thursday that the Washington-based Center for Voter Information group
had mailed out 2.25 million applications for absentee ballots to voters across Virginia.
The Center for Voter Information is a nonpartisan group aimed at increasing voter participation.
The Washington-based nonprofit was founded and is run by former Democratic strategists,
according to the Post.
And lles said some of the wording in the mailing may lead people astray.
“The letter said that the Virginia Dept of Elections encourages everyone — and ‘everyone’ is in all caps —
to vote absentee in the upcoming elections.
People are thinking that is the only way they can vote now because of this,” Iles said.
Outside group sending absentee ballot applications causes confusion and concern for voters, officials say
Applications for absentee ballots that went to millions of Virginia voters — and in some cases, contained incorrect information — didn’t come from state or local election offices,…
www.pilotonline.com
Why is a third party mailing registered voters, applications to vote by mail?
It wasn’t the first mistake by the center.
Elections officials in Wisconsin warned about incorrect mailers sent by the center in 2018, the same year the group mailed voter registration forms to 140,000 voter who were already registered to cast a ballot in Virginia, The Post reported. Those mailers were accompanied by letters that told residents they had not been registered to vote.
“Just about every mailing that they’ve sent out has been a significant drain on us
trying to correct misinformation,” Deirdre Martin, the deputy registrar in Roanoke, told the newspaper.
Virginians get mail-in ballot letters with wrong information
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of applications for mail-in ballots that a voter-advocacy group sent to voters in Virginia had the wrong return addresses, adding another complication for state election officials who are already hard-pressed to pull off a smooth election in a pandemic.
apnews.com
Yep...nothing to see here folks
