When the punishment is a fine, it’s only a crime if you’re poor.
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She sent the ballots to Republican state Rep. Janel Brandtjen, an election conspiracy theorist, two weeks before the state’s gubernatorial and legislative elections.
Yep, Republican
As expected. Like many other stories, their election forgery, ballot box stuffing, and dead voters are nothing but projection.
she was acting as a whistleblower
Genius. If I'm ever prosecuted for murder, my defense will be that I was making a point about the public safety and the ease of breaking and entering with a knife.
obtaining fake absentee ballots
I read the article but I still don't understand this. Did she print fake ballots? Did she receive a stack of fake ballots from someone else? Did she send them to people so their votes wouldn't count, or do anything else with the fake ballots other than have them?
I'm not trying to defend her I just have no idea what's going on in this situation.
You may not have scrolled far enough down. There's a break in the page where it suggests other articles to read then the story continues underneath. The following is from near the end of the article.
Zapata served as deputy director at the Milwaukee Election Commission in October 2022 when she used her work-issued laptop to obtain three military absentee ballots using fake names and Social Security numbers, according to a criminal complaint. She sent the ballots to Republican state Rep. Janel Brandtjen, an election conspiracy theorist, two weeks before the state’s gubernatorial and legislative elections.
Remember when this woman was originally given 6 years for voting while on probation?
https://apnews.com/article/texas-voter-fraud-conviction-overturned-f6265c98b5a134388c229d3886e39410
Yet this other woman gets a slap in the wrist. Can you tell the difference between them?