Election conspiracists claim some races for local offices are being run by “vote collectors” who are stealing votes and buying people’s loyalty. If true, they say, the elections will turn out a majority of corrupt and disloyal voters. Election conspiracists believe this fraud is necessary to prevent the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives and Supreme Court from being “unfit to carry out the people’s business.”
Fascinating, isn’t it, how far and wide all these claims have traveled? Where are the “vote collectors”? Is there any particular reason why they shouldn’t be everywhere you go in the country? Is it a crime for them to be in the same room as you? Is it a crime for them to have an open phone or be in a place where you could talk to them?
Fascinating, isn’t it, how far and wide all these claims have traveled? Where are the “vote collectors”? Is there any particular reason why they shouldn’t be everywhere you go in the country? Is it a crime for them to be in the same room as you? Is it a crime for them to have an open phone or be in a place where you could talk to them?
I’ve heard of people being called “vote stealers” or “vote collectors.” It usually comes from a political candidate or someone else who is trying to convince an anxious voter or voters that someone is stealing their vote. Not only does it sound like a good way to frighten people, but it’s also easy to spot an “ex-vote stealer” (and thus the “vote collector”) by looking for the signs of a person who is being led to vote for the candidate they’re trying to convince people to vote for.
I don’t know about anywhere else, but in the U.S. I’ve never heard about any election “collection” or “recording” people who were not in fact eligible to vote.
It is an interesting situation. In some places it is not that hard to catch one of these people. In other places it is. In most places it is not even possible to catch them. In all
