The ballot harvesting is the DEMS tool, pre-printed ballots are swapped out for what they pick up, and the ballots to be picked-up/harvested is known ahead of time.
Perhaps you could explain for me how the process of ballot harvesting works that precipitates voter fraud.
I realize I am just one person, but in all these many ears of voting, neither I nor any of my family members ever been approached by someone asking to pick up our ballots. Since mail in ballots require a signature which is checked for accuracy how does one swap ballots out for preprinted ones - assuming you mean with the boxes already filled in. Not sure how this it is handled in other states but in Oregon ballots must be marked with a blue or black ink pen. One with the box marks preprinted on it would be rejected.
Ballot harvesting as in the voter's designee collecting ballots and dropping them off at polling stations is allowed in 26 states. In 10 states the person dropping them off must be a family member.
Twenty-seven states conduct signature verification on returned absentee/mail ballots.
Some states require mail-in ballots be notorized or that a copy of the voter's acceptable ID, such as a copy of their driver's license. Nine states require the signature of a witness in addition to the voter’s signature. Three states require the absentee/mail ballot envelope to be notarized. North Carolina allows only a close relative or verified legal guardian to return the ballot, and a witness must sign the absentee ballot envelope.
Arkansas requires a copy of the voter’s ID be returned with the absentee/mail-in ballot. And Georgia requires the voter’s driver’s license number or state identification card number, which is compared with the voter’s registration record. Note: Minnesota and Ohio also require this information, though Minnesota also requires a witness signature, and Ohio conducts signature verification.
One known case of fraud in ballot harvesting was in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District in 2018. There, Republican operative McCrae Dowless was indicted for mishandling absentee ballots to sway the election for a pastor named Mark Harris. As a result, Harris withdrew from the election.
Another recent case was in the Arizona primary where a woman was sentenced to 30 days in jail for collecting
four absentee ballots from acquaintances in San Luis, Arizona and leaving them at a drop off bin. In this state it is only legal for someone to drop off ballots for a family member or household member.
Voter fraud is rare. Between 2000 to 2012 only 491 out of 146 million registered voters was election fraud found.
