We’ve all heard the joke. My Republican uncle died, now he’s voting Democrat.
In reality, that is not far from the truth these days. Despite technological breakthroughs in voting and vote counting, voter fraud continues to be surprisingly rampant.
That’s because of all secure transactions in the U.S. — from using a credit card to owning a gun, driving a car or getting into a federal building — the most insecure system and easily abused is the voter system.
To their advantage, Democrats keep it that way. Republicans, who are usually the victims, push harder and harder for greater security and voter ID laws, but generally to no avail.
In California, for example, ballot harvesting — at best an unethical practice where complete strangers are allowed to pick up and deliver ballots from seniors, the home bound and so forth — is now fully legal.
Consider this too. Almost every Republican who won on election night in November 2018 in California eventually lost when provisional (i.e. harvested and election day registrant) ballots were counted. In many cases, races weren’t determined and certified for as many as six to eight weeks!
This has to stop! Whether it’s ballot harvesting or mail-in ballot fraud, it’s important that Republicans get up to speed on how it happens and how to defend against these practices.
First, learn to recognize and understand the types of voter fraud as follows:
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Requesting absentee ballots and voting without the knowledge of the actual voter; or obtaining the absentee ballot from a voter and either filling it in directly and forging the voter’s signature or illegally telling the voter who to vote for.
Ineligible Voting
Illegal registration and voting by individuals who are not U.S. citizens, are convicted felons, or are otherwise not eligible to vote.
Impersonation Fraud At The Polls
Voting in the name of other legitimate voters and voters who have died, moved away, or lost their right to vote because they are felons, but remain registered.
Buying Votes
Paying voters to cast either an in-person or absentee ballot for a particular candidate.
Ballot Petition Fraud
Forging the signatures of registered voters on the ballot petitions that must be filed with election officials in some states for a candidate or issue to be listed on the official ballot
Duplicate Voting
Registering in multiple locations and voting in the same election in more than one jurisdiction or state.
False Registrations
Voting under fraudulent voter registrations that either use a phony name and a real or fake address or claim residence in a particular jurisdiction where the registered voter does not actually live and is not entitled to vote.
Altering The Vote Count
Changing the actual vote count either in a precinct or at the central location where votes are counted.
Illegal “Assistance” At The Polls
Forcing or intimidating voters—particularly the elderly, disabled, illiterate, and those for whom English is a second language—to vote for particular candidates while supposedly providing them with “assistance.”
Second, learn how to recognize Democrat talking points.
Democrats say, for example, if you can trust the Post Office to mail you your income tax refund and social security check, you can trust them with your mail-in ballot.
Sounds good, right? But the fact is, the role of the Post Office is completely irrelevant. It’s what happens when a ballot gets put in your mailbox then gets delivered to your home or place where others have access to ballots in a mail room, on a night stand, or a desk.
Thieves in the past have targeted nursing homes where an elderly voter has died or is suffering from severe memory problems. Ballots just start disappearing. Another problem is voters who let others vote for them, or worse, get paid to have someone else vote for them. It happens.
Until voter ID becomes the law of the land, be aware of where your ballot is, vote, and then walk it in to your local library or Post Office. The fewer the number of people who touch your ballot, the better.