[MortMan]

“A ballot harvested vote might be a perfectly legal vote,” he said. “It’s just the manner of its delivery was illegal.”

Fruit of the poisoned tree. If this statement is allowed to stand legally, then all laws against receiving and possessing stolen property must be ended.

[semimojo]

If this statement is allowed to stand legally, then all laws against receiving and possessing stolen property must be ended.

A watch doesn't lose its value if it's stolen and a ballot doesn't lose its legitimacy just because the wrong person drops it in a box.

But the thief and the ballot harvester can both be prosecuted.