The attorney representing Melody Jennings, known online as “TrumperMel,” said in federal court in October that none of her volunteer dropbox watchers, to her knowledge, had ties to extremists. but, arizona mirror It turns out that’s not true.
By Election Day, Jennings had been criticized by former organizations in a nationwide effort that led them to monitor ballot drop boxes for alleged fraud, inspired by flawed allegations made in the movie 2000 Mules. He gained notoriety with one Clean Elections USA.
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Her group’s actions ultimately Temporary Injunction in Federal Court It banned certain actions and forced Jennings to post a disclaimer on all social media about the actual law on how mail-in voting works in Arizona. The group’s name had to be taken down after facing legal threats from the Arizona Clean Election Commission.
During the case, Jennings’ attorney argued that Jennings’ volunteers were not affiliated with the Oathkeepers, a far-right rebel group that had its own Dropbox Watch operation in Arizona. Legal Objections by Voting Groups.
Jennings also kept his distance armed vigilante with tactical equipment At Mesa Dropbox.
Mirror received a copy of its internal database from Clean Elections USA. This included the names and email addresses of people who signed up to work in Arizona and the positions they chose. Mirror then cross-referenced that list with a database of leaked Oath Keeper members.
Three individuals appeared in both datasets. Two people were matched by name, email, and state. One person’s name and state were matched, but the email was not. All three signed up for the Guarding Drop Box.
Interest in ballot drop-boxes grew exposed film In “2000 Mules,” conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza claimed to have used cell phone geolocation data to track “voting mules.” The film alleges that people were paid to stuff ballots into ballot boxes, but provides no actual evidence that such a thing happened.
In Arizona, the practice of submitting ballots filled by others (a derogatory act called ballot collection) is largely illegal, but ballots can be collected for family members or others in your care. There are exceptions that allow delivery of
Jennings’ group gained prominence in Maricopa County. Sharing Former President Donald Trump One of her posts on his social media platform Truth Social falsely claimed that “ballot stuffing has already started” in the state.
Shortly after Jennings’ group got more attention and more people started joining the watch, another person became the leading child of dropbox watchers.
At the Mesa mailbox, a masked and armed man clashed with people who were uncomfortable with the presence of people watching the mailbox. The person, who was accompanied by other masked vigilantes, was sitting near the drop box.
At a court hearing, Jennings said her group had nothing to do with the armed individuals who showed up in the mailbox, and her lawyers said Jennings could not be tried for the actions of others in the state. Said it wasn’t fair.
Miller also found people engaging in other forms of extremist activity in the dataset, such as those involved in COVID-19 denial. Multiple people sell alternative medicines or are associated with alternative medicines, including one individual of hers who sells devices that block 5G emissions.
The dataset also included several attorneys and Republican constituencies. A precinct member is a voting member of a political party’s legislative district organization. They are the infantrymen of political parties and primarily carry out voter registration, neighborhood campaigns for party candidates, and other grassroots activities. You can also access voting data.
Jennings and her attorney, Republican state legislator-elected Alexander Corrodin, did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
