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Officials probe alleged voter intimidation at Mesa ballot drop box
10/22/2022 12:49:00 AM Two voters told the Arizona Secretary of State s Office that when they went to drop off ballots Monday a group hanging out near the ballot drop box filmed and followed
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Two voters told the Arizona Secretary of State s Office that when they went to drop off ballots Monday a group hanging out near the ballot drop box filmed and followed them. Two voters told the Arizona Secretary of State s Office that when they went to drop off ballots Monday a group hanging out near the ballot drop box filmed and followed The statements come after two voters reported to the Secretary of State’s Office that when they went to drop off ballots Monday, a group “hanging out near the ballot drop box” filmed them and accused them of “being a mule,” an apparent reference to debunked claims of ballot fraud. The group followed the couple to their car, photographing its license plate and briefly tailing the two voters out of the parking lot of the Maricopa County Juvenile Court, where the drop box is located, according to the statement to the secretary of state. Read more:
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By Ryan Knappenberger Cronkite News Election officials reacted swiftly to reported voter intimidation this week at a Mesa ballot drop box, condemning the action and reassuring voters that they are working with law enforcement to address such incidents.TUCSON, Ariz.Lucinda Williams' memoir of childhood, career out April 23 ADVERTISEMENT Chinese immigrants settling in Arizona were doing so in the shadow of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, the U.From lost to found, Mojo the cat has had quite the journey over the past 20 months. The statements come after two voters reported to the Secretary of State’s Office that when they went to drop off ballots Monday, a group “hanging out near the ballot drop box” filmed them and accused them of “being a mule,” an apparent reference to debunked claims of ballot fraud. The group followed the couple to their car, photographing its license plate and briefly tailing the two voters out of the parking lot of the Maricopa County Juvenile Court, where the drop box is located, according to the statement to the secretary of state. She pulled up stakes and moved back home, turning instead to her passion for public art. People are also reading… The report was referred to the U. Both Chinese and Mexican immigrants faced racism despite being instrumental to the workforce.S. On the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center website, she learned that Chinese-owned mom-and-pop grocery stores were a thriving industry in Tucson from the 1900s on. Justice Department and Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, said Sophia Solis, a spokesperson for Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, and Maricopa County election officials were alerted as well.. Maricopa County Elections Department spokesperson Megan Gilbertson said it is ”unacceptable and unlawful to impede any voter from participating in the election. The stores even started preparing Mexican chorizo — the spicy, ground-pork breakfast staple.4 meters) tall sculpture of two chorizo sausage links, and recently won a grant through the Tucson Museum of Contemporary Art and the Andy Warhol Foundation.” “The county has taken active steps to ensure the safety and security of staff and voters, but many of these self-styled ‘drop box watchers’ have the right to be on public sidewalks and parking lots,” Gilbertson’s statement said. She and others reassured voters that the drop boxes are safe and secure." "I was very moved by the story of allyship between Mexican and Chinese Americans at a time when all these pivotal immigration policies were being enacted that were quite racist," Yeh said. Brnovich did not respond to requests for comment. Even many locals are unaware of Tucson’s significant Chinese presence. But his office last week asked the FBI and IRS to investigate the tax-exempt status of an election-denial group that “has raised considerable sums of money” off its claims of drop-box fraud, while refusing to provide any evidence to his office despite repeated promises to do so. I thought it was something that should be recognized and shared. "I stayed there at the gas station, and around there for a couple of hours. Justice Department spokesperson Aryele Bradford confirmed in an email that the department had received the referral from Hobbs’ office, but would not comment further. The report comes less than a week into the state’s early voting period and follows months when election deniers, including some candidates, have called for groups to monitor elections and polling places.S. On the walls are display boards with mini-profiles of long-gone Chinese grocery stores. That includes state Rep. Mark Finchem, the GOP nominee for secretary of state, who claims that the 2020 election was “irredeemably compromised” — even after a state Senate audit of Maricopa County election results determined that Joe Biden beat Donald Trump by a larger margin than first thought. Both Chinese and Mexican immigrants faced racism despite being instrumental to the workforce. Finchem did not respond to a request for comment on the drop box incident Thursday. So, we’ve been trying to get the word out,” said Susan Chan, the center’s executive director. Slingluff went back to Payson several times, posting flyers and searching by the gas station where Mojo was last seen. But he made his position clear Thursday evening on Twitter, where he accused Hobbs and the media of “intimidating the ballot drop box watchers” who he said have a right to watch. Yeh proposed erecting an 11-foot (3. He immediately followed that with an all-caps tweet that urged his followers to “Watch all drop boxes. Period. To promote the endeavor, she organized the inaugural Tucson Chinese Chorizo Festival. The number of stores dwindled in the ’70s and ’80s due to an influx of supermarket chains, convenience stores, and a younger generation of Chinese Americans uninterested in the family business. Save the republic.” But Finchem is apparently in the minority when it comes to concerns about election security in the state, according to a recent poll for the Center for the Future of Arizona. Even many locals are unaware of Tucson's significant Chinese presence. was concerned because it was right on Highway 87, didn't want her to get hurt. It found that 74% of likely voters in the state said elections are fair, including 65% of GOP respondents. He still helped out until the last store closed after three decades in business. The poll also found that 70% said the elections were secure, including 54% among Republicans. Established in 2005, it has a multipurpose room, commercial kitchen, classrooms, and a lounge with tables for mahjong. The August survey of 500 likely voters had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3%. There's also a YouTube channel that includes a 2014 video on Chinese chorizo.” In a pre-food stamp era, many Chinese grocers would let struggling customers pay whenever. “Arizona has some of the best-run elections in the country, and we have for a long time,” said Paul Bentz, senior vice president of research and strategy at the consulting firm HighGround Inc. Just. , which did the survey for the center. So, we’ve been trying to get the word out,” said Susan Chan, the center's executive director. Bentz called the Mesa drop box incident another example of how the Arizona Republican Party has been dominated by a “very active, very passionate and very angry segment of the electorate,” who insist the election was stolen.. And he worried that, besides intimidating people who go to the drop box to vote, such incidents could scare some people away from voting at all. By the 1940s, there were 130 families running a little over 100 grocery stores in the city. “If you’re an undecided voter, and you’re looking at this race, there is a likelihood, especially with these types of tactics, that they may just choose not to vote at all,” Bentz said. “They may just choose to stay home. Allen Lew’s father, Joe Wee Lew, opened his first of three stores, Joe’s Super Market, in 1955.” Lew, 74 and a longtime board member of the center, remembers watching his father or the Hispanic butcher he employed making chorizo. They quickly became the best of friends. ” Voters can report incidents of voter intimidation or other issues on the secretary of state’s website. Respond: Write a letter to the editor Write a guest opinion Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. He still helped out until the last store closed after three decades in business. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. He would take that out and then you threw organ meats and all that and you make it just like hotdogs,” Lew said. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! . Everyone felt like they “were all a big neighborhood family.