Posted on 10/19/2020 1:25:08 PM PDT by John Semmens
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla (D) issued a "cease and desist" order to the Republican Party citing their "unauthorized attempt to engage in ballot harvesting." Republicans have established "ballot drop-off boxes at various locations around the state to make it easier for busy voters to ensure that their votes will be delivered to the polls for them," said Hector Barajas, a spokesman for the California GOP.
"Hector may think he's being cute, but as he and the rest of his gang of miscreants well know, we have awarded an exclusive $35 million contract to have all ballot harvesting be handled by SKD Knickerbocker, a Washington, D.C.-based public affairs firm," Padilla said. "Anita Dunn, the firm's managing director, is a senior strategist for Biden's presidential campaign and clearly has the experience and motivation we are seeking in this most hectic and confusing election cycle. What's even worse is that many of the GOP ballot boxes are located in churches—the very places Gov. Newsom has been trying to shutdown to fight the spread of COVID."
"While Sec. Padilla may be reassured by this firm's credentials, we are not," Jessica Millan Patterson, chairwoman of the California Republican Party said. "The fact that the company selected to do the ballot harvesting is so obviously partisan is a clear conflict of interest. Even State Controller Betty Yee, who happens to be a Democrat, says Padilla had no authority to issue the contract."
Padilla was not swayed by the criticism. "When the Republicans are in control of state government—as if that'll ever happen again—they can run things their way," Padilla mocked. "Until then we'll do things our way. I will be instructing poll workers to destroy any votes turned in by Republican ballot harvesters."
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