MASON, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan resident’s apparent joke showing disdain for voting by mail is no laughing matter for one election official.
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The resident put a toilet on their lawn with a sign that says, “Place mail in ballots here.”
Barb Byrum, the Democratic clerk of Ingham County, filed a complaint with police over the display, saying it could mislead people who aren’t familiar with the voting system.
“It is a felony to take illegal possession of an absentee ballot,” Byrum said Friday.
“Elections in this country are to be taken seriously and there are many people who are voting by mail for the first time this election,” she said.
Police told the AP that the complaint is being investigated.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned that voting by mail could lead to fraud and spoil the election, making distorted claims that elections officials fear could cause anxiety and confusion among voters.
It’s the “safest way to vote during the pandemic,” Byrum said.
She didn’t identify the person who lives at the address. The lawn also has a sign that calls for the recall of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
No one answered the door Friday night, the Lansing State Journal reported.
More than 2 million Michigan voters could cast absentee ballots after changes in election law. Separately, a judge on Friday said absentee ballots postmarked by Nov. 2 can be counted if received within 14 days after the Nov. 3 election.
It’s safe to say if anyone does deposit their ballot into that receptacle, they have no business voting first place!
Is there any way a republican could express themselves? Any place to express themselves? Media X social media X lawn X, maybe try in your dining room
They must have some really stupid voters in Michigan, if the official thinks that anyone would think that the ballots should be put in the toilet. Or maybe just stupid officials….
Talk about a killjoy. These democrats have no sense of humor.
Instead of a filing a complaint that wastes resources, just change the sign to say- voting by mail is just as effective as voting here.
I’m sure he’ll get a good lawyer who will defend him on free speech rights. If anyone puts their ballot in there, they are the stupid ones. Clearly the Democrats are worried about the stupid ones since it takes no brains whatsoever to be a Democrat.
Guess dems never heRd of first amendment freedom of speech for all
But dems can use it and flush their votes away