Open letter to Montana Governor Gianforte re election integrity
Dear Montana State Governor Gianforte:
I'm one of the tens of thousands of Montana voters who believed you would help ensure election integrity. Now, before the coming November mid-term election in which Montana congressmen/-women and state representatives will be decided, I choose to contact you as I'm alarmed that, while those who conduct Montana elections seem focused on the operation of voting machines, a far more significant and relevant factor is the question of UNSOLICITED mail-in ballots, and the highly objectionable complexities introduced by mail-in voting in general.
Even when voter registration lists are compiled and maintained with a high degree of diligence, the fact that unrequested ballots are placed in the hands of everyone nominally on such lists opens the door to voter coercion and fraud. Even one apathetic or unvetted person, nominally on voter registration lists, who receives an unsolicited mail-in ballot is far too many. Whether this be on a Native American reservation, or in a small town, big city, or city suburb, an unsolicited ballot in the hands of an apathetic or corruptible "voter" is an opening for door-to-door ballot "harvesting" (where the "harvester" ultimately becomes the actual voter) and on-the-spot "ballot curing" by unscrupulous political activists, also known as Social Justice Warriors, committed to obtaining their desired result in an election by any means at their disposal.
Please do your very best to ensure that ALL mail-in ballots for coming elections (including the coming November '22 election) are SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED by the identical, vetted, individual legal Montana resident- (and) US citizen-recipient for a specific election, that mere appearance on a registration list is not regarded as sufficient cause to receive a valid ballot. Voting must either be done in person, or by special request of a mail-in/absentee ballot where the potential recipient is as carefully vetted as the voter who appears in person to cast his/her ballot.
A US citizen and legal Montana resident in Butte, Montana
I'm one of the tens of thousands of Montana voters who believed you would help ensure election integrity. Now, before the coming November mid-term election in which Montana congressmen/-women and state representatives will be decided, I choose to contact you as I'm alarmed that, while those who conduct Montana elections seem focused on the operation of voting machines, a far more significant and relevant factor is the question of UNSOLICITED mail-in ballots, and the highly objectionable complexities introduced by mail-in voting in general.
Even when voter registration lists are compiled and maintained with a high degree of diligence, the fact that unrequested ballots are placed in the hands of everyone nominally on such lists opens the door to voter coercion and fraud. Even one apathetic or unvetted person, nominally on voter registration lists, who receives an unsolicited mail-in ballot is far too many. Whether this be on a Native American reservation, or in a small town, big city, or city suburb, an unsolicited ballot in the hands of an apathetic or corruptible "voter" is an opening for door-to-door ballot "harvesting" (where the "harvester" ultimately becomes the actual voter) and on-the-spot "ballot curing" by unscrupulous political activists, also known as Social Justice Warriors, committed to obtaining their desired result in an election by any means at their disposal.
Please do your very best to ensure that ALL mail-in ballots for coming elections (including the coming November '22 election) are SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED by the identical, vetted, individual legal Montana resident- (and) US citizen-recipient for a specific election, that mere appearance on a registration list is not regarded as sufficient cause to receive a valid ballot. Voting must either be done in person, or by special request of a mail-in/absentee ballot where the potential recipient is as carefully vetted as the voter who appears in person to cast his/her ballot.
A US citizen and legal Montana resident in Butte, Montana
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- 2Posted by LibertyBelle 1 year, 8 months agoI also don't approve of this "no excuse" nonsense, of allowing absentee ballots without a good and specific reason (such as being away from home for military service, or bedridden/disabled, or something like that). If it's not important enough to you to drag your carcass in and vote in person, then you shouldn't get a vote.| Mark as read | Best of... | Permalink
- 1Posted by mhubb 1 year, 8 months agoplease do not hold your breath| Mark as read | Best of... | Permalink
- 1Posted by bubah1mau 1 year, 8 months agoI just hope more people begin to see the problems inherent in universal, unsolicited mail-in-ballot voting--not such a big problem here in Montana, more acute in Dem controlled big cities and the counties that include them. I'm thinking of Fulton County GA as a prime example.| Mark as read | Parent | Best of... | Permalink
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