Arizona asks federal prosecutors to probe possible voter intimidation

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arizona state officials have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a case of possible voter intimidation when a group of people followed a voter in Maricopa County dropping off a ballot at a drop box for the upcoming midterm elections.

A spokesperson for the Arizona secretary of state's office, Sophia Solis, on Thursday said her office had also asked the state's attorney general to look into the incident. The Justice Department confirmed it had received the referral, but declined further comment.

"The voter was approached and followed by a group of individuals when the voter was trying to drop off their ballot at an early voting drop box on Monday," Solis said.

The attorney general's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment before normal business hours.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/arizona-asks-federal-prosecutors-to-probe-possible-voter-intimidation/ar-AA13bLYu

[asiliveandbreathe]

1. Good!! I saw the clip of the asses with their tripod and chairs ...

Told hubby about it..he said.."let's go"...I am so glad the DOJ AZAG been asked to get invoived..AZ is NOT going to take this shit sitting down..to those who chose to follow voters to drop boxes for the simple task of voting..LAWYER UP cupcakes...

[michael811]

2. they are at every drop box in the state filming people and there licenses plates

[Ptah]

3. Cool story

every drop box in the state filming people and there licenses plates?

[notinkansas]

4. Sounds like the voter intimidation Rehnquist used to do.

Then he was appointed to the supreme court.

I hope people cheerfully ignore the goons.

[dslyahoo]

5. Turn about

Most of these types don’t want to do their stuff in the open. Photograph or film them. They would likely scurry.

[Midnight Writer]

6. Exactly. Not only a fair turn-about, but gathering evidence against intimidators.

[progree]

7. "filming and photographing my wife and I as we approached the dropbox & accusing us of being a mule"

"There's a group of people hanging out near the ballot dropbox filming and photographing my wife and I as we approached the dropbox and accusing us of being a mule," wrote the voter, whose name was redacted, adding that the group also took photos of their license plate and followed them to their car.

Reuters reported earlier in October that many incidents of alleged voter intimidation are being carried out by an expanding group of thousands of grassroots poll observers, many of whom have been recruited by prominent Republican Party figures and activists, a trend that has worried elections experts and officials.

In dozens of cases throughout the country, an onslaught of intimidation and threats has pushed elections officials to resign.

[Grins]

8. Only ONE Party does shit like this....

The GOP. And it’s going to get worse.

[in2herbs]

9. I don't understand this but in AZ, Maricopa County at least, you can drop your early voting ballot

off inside a voting precinct hall -- wherever you have voted in person in the past --- and thus avoid all these jerks.

[jzola]

10. Actually in AZ

When I dropped my ballot off I had to go through an airport type security before I could put it in the box!