AZ Republican senator, Kelly Townsend encourages vigilantes to camp outside ballot drop-off boxes.

[StarryNite]

Right wing nutter, Kelly Townsend is at it again.

Kelly Townsend encourages vigilantes to camp outside ballot drop-off boxes. Is that legal?
The Republican senator said Tuesday that citizens should stand guard outside ballot drop-off boxes and write down license plate numbers of suspicious characters.

PHOENIX — Arizona Sen. Kelly Townsend, R-District 16, is encouraging vigilantes to camp out near drop-off boxes during the upcoming election and track individuals they think appear suspicious.

At the end of a Republican-led presentation on Tuesday at the Arizona Legislature involving the 2020 election, Townsend called out for individuals to survey drop-off ballot boxes and confront individuals they suspect to be "mules."

"I have been so pleased to hear of all you vigilantes that want to camp out at these drop boxes. Right? So, do it. Do it," Townsend said.

[link:https://www.12news.com/article/news/politics/elections/kelly-townsend-encourages-vigilantes-camp-outside-ballot-drop-off-boxes-is-that-legal/75-3395bf65-7624-4ee5-a447-241b05c9da1f|

[OnDoutside]

1. Isn't that something that the FBI should be knocking on her door about ?

[StarryNite]

2. I would hope so.

Voter intimidation.

[vlyons]

3. 18 U.S. Code § 594 - Intimidation of voters

"Whoever intimidates, threatens, coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such other person to vote for, or not to vote for, any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, at any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing such candidate, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both."

Plus Ariz protections against voter intimidation
https://campaignlegal.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/IntimidationMemo-AZ-r2.pdf

[crickets]

8. Thank you. nt

[FelineOverlord]

5. AZ Republicans are some of the most insane members of the GOP

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[StarryNite]

6. That's true.

[sop]

7. The criminal penalty (52 U.S.C. § 20511(1) for intimidating voters is a fine and imprisonment of not

more than five years.

Lock her up!

[Lovie777]

9. It appears that the GQP feels insecure . . .

apparently, they feel that they will not win legally and must cheat, steal and lie.

And all these corporate polling is bullshit.

[2naSalit]

11. +1

[FloridaBlues]

10. Surely this is being reported to Sec of state office. That office might have different idea

About that form of voter intimidation.

[sanatanadharma]

12. Is public street camping permitted?

Is public street camping permitted?

I thought it was outlawed by the Homeless Intimidation and Relocation laws.

:trust but verify: