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Andrew Oxford Arizona Republic
Published 7:20 p.m. MT June 14, 2021
People are knocking on the doors of Yavapai County residents and asking how they voted in the last election, while falsely claiming to represent the county recorders office, sheriff's office officials said.
The mysterious door-to-door survey, which has alarmed local officials, comes after the U.S. Department of Justice warned the Arizona Senate against plans to canvass voters' homes as part of an unprecedented review of November's election. Meanwhile, backers of the Senate's audit have organized their own such door-to-door efforts.
Yavapai County Recorder Leslie Hoffman said she did not know if the people knocking on doors around Prescott are working on behalf of a political organization, but raised concerns that information residents provide could result in identity theft.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/06/14/yavapai-county-sheriff-warns-imposters-asking-voting-history/7693805002/
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The Senates contract with Cyber Ninjas, the Florida-based firm it hired to manage its ongoing audit of election results, said a registration and votes cast team has already worked with several people in order to statistically identify voter registrations that did not make sense, and then knock on doors to confirm if valid voters actually lived at the stated address.
The company's CEO said canvassers would not ask voters which candidates they supported in the last election, however.
So this front group walks up to a home...to see if the person lives in the house, what could possibly go wrong.....fuck the privacy, you don't need any stinking privacy, we know how you voted we just want to intimidate you, we got your address off the registration ....
sop
(10,260 posts)Nevilledog
(51,200 posts)They better not knock on my fucking door or they're gonna find their pictures all over the Internet.
Peacetrain
(22,878 posts)Nevilledog
(51,200 posts)HuskyOffset
(890 posts)They're ninjas, goddammit! Cyber Ninjas! They'll blend in with their surroundings, that's what ninjas do! And that's just normal ninjas, holy shit, we're talking about *cyber* ninjas here, who even knows what kind of crazy shit they can do.
plimsoll
(1,670 posts)Demand to see proof of identity and the source and authority to ask such questions.
If you feel safe you can follow them till (if) the police arrive.
In short treat it as the scam it is, and interest the police by pointing out the intersection of identity theft and financial crime.
My guess is theyll bluster, bully and then scurry off.
Nevilledog
(51,200 posts)I doubt they'll be coming to my door. I'm unfortunately in a bright red neighborhood.
Traildogbob
(8,818 posts)And love to rip off genitalia on command and toss em back at the victims. I have not had religious nuts knock on my door since I started training them. Word spread fast. So, come on assholes, knock on my door and ask who I voted for.
Nevilledog
(51,200 posts)Traildogbob
(8,818 posts)Jahova Witness uninvited visitors.
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)arrest them,, lock'em up!
bringthePaine
(1,733 posts)Wingus Dingus
(8,059 posts)Midnight Writer
(21,803 posts)People who identify themselves as Republicans may as well wear a sign saying "Screw me! I'll buy anything!"
shanti
(21,675 posts)Bro lives in Yavapai County.