NOTE: While these calls haven’t happened in Minnesota yet, we wanted to alert people to the possibility of this type of dirty trick prior to early voting for the general election.
Officials launched an investigation Thursday into what they said was an erroneous, racist robocall aimed at discouraging voters in battleground states from casting their ballots by mail.
The recorded message features a woman who says she works for “Project 1599,” founded by the right-wing operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, and falsely warns that personal information of those who vote by mail will be shared with police tracking down warrants and credit card companies collecting outstanding debt, according to recordings of the call reviewed by The Washington Post. Wohl and Burkman denied their involvement in the call, blaming “leftist pranksters.”
“Don’t be finessed into giving your private information to the man,” the recording says. “Stay safe and beware of vote-by-mail.” Continue reading.