US EditionCalifornia launches probe after video shows petition gatherers offering money for signatures
California officials probe if paid petition signatures and forged voter information were used in San Francisco to influence ballot measures backed by billionaire-funded groups.
- On Friday, California election officials announced an investigation into whether signature collectors in San Francisco illegally paid people to sign ballot petitions using false names.
- A video surfaced Monday showing a sign that says "Sign petition for $5" with a worker instructing individuals to provide specific names and addresses for the forms.
- Building a Better California, a committee started by business leaders including Google co-founder Sergey Brin who gave $20 million, is funding the measure to fight a proposed tax on billionaires.
- Molly Weedn, a spokesperson for the effort, said the collectors were not directly working for the campaign, which notified authorities as soon as the video surfaced.
- Under California law, offering money in exchange for signatures is illegal; officials confirmed that petitions containing forged names will not be verified or counted.
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Election Fraud in Deep Blue California? Officials Investigate Alleged Scheme Paying People to Sign Ballot Petitions With Fake Names | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
California election officials are investigating a disturbing allegation that petition circulators in San Francisco were paying individuals to sign ballot petitions using fake names.
Group Filmed Paying $5 Per Signature on Pro-Billionaire Petitions at Sixth and Mission
A local content creator filmed a group of signature collectors on SF’s Sixth Street paying dozens of people $5 a pop to sign petitions for three billionaire-backed campaigns under names of voters outside SF, and the campaigns blame an outside firm.As Sacramento's KCRA first reported, the California Secretary of State’s office is investigating possible ballot initiative petition fraud in San Francisco after local content creator JJ Smith posted a…
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California launches probe after video shows petition gatherers offering money for signatures
California election officials are investigating whether signature collectors in San Francisco illegally offered to pay people to sign ballot petitions using false names.
State Investigation Launched After Reports of Petition Fraud
YouTube@KCRA 3 The California Secretary of State’s Office is investigating reports of petition fraud in San Francisco. A videographer says he recently documented signature collectors paying people. Video shows people being paid five dollars each to sign initiative petitions under other people’s names. Signature collectors also appeared to provide the names and addresses of actual registered voters. The petitions that were signed are conn…
Election Fraud in Deep Blue California? Officials Investigate Alleged Scheme Paying People to Sign Ballot Petitions With Fake Names
ScreenshotCalifornia election officials are investigating a disturbing allegation that petition circulators in San Francisco were paying individuals to sign ballot petitions using fake names.According to state officials, the investigation began after a video surfaced online earlier this week showing what appears to be a sidewalk operation offering cash in exchange for signatures on ballot petitions, News4Jax reported.The footage, posted Monday o…
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