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sl8

(16,276 posts)
Fri Oct 16, 2020, 02:22 PM Oct 2020

Undelivered absentee ballots found in dumpster in Kentucky an hour ago

https://apnews.com/article/louisville-kentucky-voting-2020-a9b7e2f33a94ec269b31f0e9e88b5d70

Undelivered absentee ballots found in dumpster in Kentucky
an hour ago


LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A U.S. Postal Service worker is no longer employed there following an investigation into the discovery of 112 unopened absentee ballots inside a dumpster in Kentucky.

A contractor renovating a home in eastern Jefferson County found the ballots Thursday, news outlets reported. The ballots were intended for voters in the 40299 ZIP code and had not been filled out.

Postal Service Office of the Inspector General special agents also found two political flyers. The ballots and flyers were returned to the Postal Service to be properly delivered, Special Agent Scott Balfour said in a statement.

Balfour said Friday the individual is no longer employed by the Postal Service. He added “federal privacy concerns preclude me from providing any more details about their employment.”

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Undelivered absentee ballots found in dumpster in Kentucky an hour ago (Original Post) sl8 Oct 2020 OP
Disgusting tactics, no matter who did it. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2020 #1
Does anyone know if zip code 40299 is a democratic area or a republican swamp? BComplex Oct 2020 #2
Here. Eko Oct 2020 #4
Over 300,000 USPS Letter Carriers some few stinkers in the lot. IADEMO2004 Oct 2020 #3

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,478 posts)
1. Disgusting tactics, no matter who did it.
Fri Oct 16, 2020, 02:33 PM
Oct 2020

But I would bet the former employee is a republican.

Eko

(8,624 posts)
4. Here.
Fri Oct 16, 2020, 04:35 PM
Oct 2020

Jefferson County, KY Voter Registration Statistics

Democratic 362,157

Republican 206,444

Other 64,241

Male 293,871

Female 338,644

Total Registered 632,842

https://www.jeffersoncountyclerk.org/VRCounts/


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