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Fri Oct 9, 2020, 03:22 PM Oct 2020

Houston Co. Sheriff's Office pursuing complaints of fake election officials scamming residents for

Houston Co. Sheriff's Office pursuing complaints of fake election officials scamming residents for personal info


The Houston County Sheriff’s Office is looking for individuals going door-to-door pressing voters to sign blank absentee ballot applications and provide personal information.

“It has been reported that these individuals are leading the voter to believe they are election officials and communicating to the voter that they will return to their home to assist them with voting, notarizing the ballot, and can then take the ballot and mail it for them,” Houston County Clerk Carla Woodall said during a Friday press conference.

The first complaint of the suspicious activity came to Woodall’s office last week, and several more were reported this week.

“The absentee election manager’s office has received multiple complaints from voters expressing concern for their vote, unwanted pressure, uneasiness, being scared, and regretting signing applications and turning over identifying information,” Woodall said.

Read more: https://dothaneagle.com/news/local/houston-co-sheriffs-office-pursuing-complaints-of-fake-election-officials-scamming-residents-for-personal-info/article_a54e10fa-0a4b-11eb-82c7-630521465af8.html
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Houston Co. Sheriff's Office pursuing complaints of fake election officials scamming residents for (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2020 OP
Are people in Houston that dumb that they don't tell those AHs to get lost? n/t napi21 Oct 2020 #1
This is Houston County, AL (Dothan). n/t Laelth Oct 2020 #2
Still, at the very least, an announcement on radio & TV should end the problem. nt napi21 Oct 2020 #3
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