The California Republican party has filed a lawsuit against Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to try to prevent so-called “ballot harvesting” in two upcoming special elections.
Ballot collecting – or "harvesting" – involves campaign workers and volunteers collecting mail-in ballots from voters’ houses, then bringing them in groups to polling stations.
In 2016, California changed its laws to allow any person to collect a mail-in ballot, whereas it used to be restricted only to family members of the voter or those living in the same household.
The California GOP is arguing that such practices would violate social distancing guidelines and directly conflict with Newsom’s shelter-in-place order.
The governor failed to respond to a letter sent several weeks ago asking that the process be halted, prompting the filing of the lawsuit.
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THE DEMS WANT MAIL IN VOTER FRAUD SO BIDEN WINS. GOD KNOWS HOW MANY BALLOTS WILL SHOW UP MONTHS AFTER THE ELECTION. CANNOT HAVE THIS