Two advocacy groups in Arizona have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop armed vigilantes who have started to “guard” early voting drop boxes in the state. The vigilantes, who are part of a far right organization called Clean Elections USA (CEUSA), claim that they are stopping so-called “ballot mules” — individuals they allege are stuffing drop boxes with ballots to help Democrats. There is no proof of this happening anywhere in the U.S., and a documentary created by Dinesh D’Souza alleging otherwise has been thoroughly debunked. According to the lawsuit, filed jointly by Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto…
Voter Intimidation
Armed “Poll Watchers” in Arizona Raise Alarm Over Right-Wing Voter Intimidation
Video footage released Friday night showing armed individuals sitting near a ballot drop box in Mesa, Arizona is heightening alarm over right-wing intimidation efforts as early voting kicks off across the United States. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office told a local ABC affiliate that it is investigating several individuals who were watching a Mesa voting location on Friday. The department confirmed that two individuals at the site were armed. A clip posted to social media by ABC reporter Nicole Grigg shows two masked people dressed in tactical gear observing the ballot drop box. “This is obviously totally incompatible with liberal…