In Arizona, alleged voter intimidation at drop boxes worries officials

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New records obtained in Arizona by @washingtonpost: “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."

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In Arizona, alleged voter intimidation at drop boxes worries officials
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs referred to federal and state authorities a report of intimidation after a voter complained they were followed after attempting to leave a ballot at a drop box.
10:10 AM · Oct 20, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/20/arizona-ballot-drop-boxes/

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PHOENIX — With early voting underway in Arizona, a swing state and epicenter of election distrust and denialism, public officials are worried that menacing bands of activist observers hunting for fraud will harass and intimidate voters.

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D), who oversees elections here, referred to federal and state authorities a report of intimidation after a voter complained he or she was approached and followed by a group of people after attempting to drop off a ballot at a drop box Monday. The referral was announced Wednesday night.

State elections officials spoke with the voter, said Sophia Solis, a spokeswoman for the secretary of state.

Hobbs made the referral to the U.S. Justice Department and the Arizona attorney general. A spokesperson for the Justice Department confirmed to The Washington Post on Thursday that it received the referral but declined to comment. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office did not respond to a request for comment from The Post.

The complaint stemmed from a Monday night encounter at a drop box in Mesa, an eastern suburb of Phoenix.

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[yankee87]

1. Voter intimidation

Like been said before, take video or pictures and send to the FBI. If we vote, we win.

[Iwasthere]

2. Videotape them and tell them "my identity app will determine your name"

... "and it's going straight to the FBI!" Get photos and video off to the FBI at the very least.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. We are going to see a good number of these voter intimidation incidents

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