{"id":442,"date":"2023-05-27T19:03:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T19:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pigpenproject.com\/?p=442"},"modified":"2023-05-27T19:04:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T19:04:03","slug":"the-hidden-dangers-of-hasty-voting-fraud-accusations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pigpenproject.com\/blog\/the-hidden-dangers-of-hasty-voting-fraud-accusations\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hidden Dangers of Hasty \u201cVoting Fraud\u201d Accusations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Chuck Muth)<\/em> \u2013 The voter who wrote to the Pigpen Project and reported that three of her deceased family members were still getting ballots as of last year was happy that we were finally able to have them removed from the voter list.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really do thank you for taking care of all of this,\u201d BK wrote. \u00a0\u201cI\u2019m also thrilled. It was a wonderful learning opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

For a detailed account of how we accomplished this, click here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

And while I haven\u2019t disclosed the voter\u2019s name who provided us the \u201clead\u201d to follow-up on, she reads these Pigpen Project updates.\u00a0 And I just want to publicly thank her for helping us process this first report of a deceased voter still being registered.<\/p>\n

We, too, learned a lot and couldn\u2019t have done it without her. Thanks, BK!<\/p>\n

Pretty soon, anyone will be able to file such a report online for the Pigpen Project to research and investigate suspicious registrations.\u00a0 Until then, I\u2019ll keep you posted on other things we learn as we move through the process.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s another example\u2026<\/p>\n

In an initial data search, we uncovered 21 registrations recorded last year in Clark County in which the voter\u2019s last name was \u201cResident\u201d – and no first names.<\/p>\n

Suspicious, right?<\/p>\n

So we submitted the list to the Clark County Registrar of Voters (ROV) for further investigation.\u00a0 Here\u2019s the response we received\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cRegarding your first spreadsheet: someone could end up as a \u2018resident\u2019 if we were unable to read their handwriting from the registration form. We send them a letter advising them of this, and let them know how to correct it. It is also worth noting that none of them voted, and would not be able to vote in the future unless they properly register.<\/em><\/p>\n

OK, that makes sense and is a reasonable explanation.\u00a0 Learn something new every day.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s important to note that had we simply taken our suspicions and immediately called it \u201cvoting fraud,\u201d we\u2019d have looked like uninformed conspiracy nuts \u2013 kinda like the Nevada GOP when it dumped four big boxes on the Secretary of State\u2019s doorstep of supposedly 120,000+ pieces of \u201cevidence\u201d that the 2020 election was \u201cstolen.\u201d<\/p>\n

As it turned out, a large number of the alleged \u201cfraudulent\u201d ballots were cast by military service personnel stationed out-of-state who, nevertheless, were still legally eligible to vote in their home state.<\/p>\n

The data collection effort for that dog-and-pony show was, at best, lazy.\u00a0 They didn\u2019t do their homework.\u00a0 Simply took some database matches and ran with them without verifying.\u00a0 Totally irresponsible.<\/p>\n

Shot first.\u00a0 Asked questions later. And ended up with dinosaur-sized egg on their faces.<\/p>\n

When you see an anomaly, you don\u2019t immediately call a press conference and cry wolf.\u00a0 Instead, you investigate and have all your *i\u2019s* dotted and *t\u2019s* crossed.\u00a0 You ask questions to see if there\u2019s an explanation other than \u201cfraud.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Hanlon\u2019s Razor warns, \u201cNever attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by neglect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just because someone fails to legibly print their name on a voter registration form doesn\u2019t constitute \u201cfraud.\u201d\u00a0 Nor do typos.\u00a0 Or data entry errors.<\/p>\n

OK, I\u2019ll now climb down from my soapbox.<\/p>\n

But I want folks who may get involved in helping us with this project to know we\u2019re going to do this responsibly, thoroughly, and cooperatively with election officials.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re already predisposed to automatically characterize any and every \u201cred flag\u201d registration as \u201cproof\u201d of voter fraud, we can\u2019t use you.<\/p>\n

But if you want to get involved with the Pigpen Project \u2013 and come in with an open, questioning mind \u2013 we\u2019re gonna need all the help we can get.\u00a0 So\u2026THANK YOU!<\/p>\n

FAMOUS LAST WORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIf even one vote has been illegally cast or if the integrity of just one election official is compromised, it diminishes faith in the process.\u201d – U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Pigpen Project is a project of Citizen Outreach Foundation, an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) grassroots organization.\u00a0 Donations are tax-deductible for federal income tax purposes.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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