Cops investigate homeowner who jokingly urged voters to put mail-in ballots in a

[cadence4u]

Cops investigate homeowner who jokingly urged voters to put mail-in ballots in a TOILET after Democratic clerk complained people might think it was a real polling station

* A Mason, Michigan, resident put a toilet on their lawn with a sign that says, 'Place mail in ballots here'
* But Barb Byrum, the Democratic clerk of Ingham County, filed a complaint with police over the display, saying it could
   mislead voters
* 'Elections in this country are to be taken seriously' she said
*  The lawn also has a sign that calls for the recall of Governor Gretchen Whitmer
*  President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned that voting by mail could lead to fraud and spoil the election

A Michigan resident's apparent joke showing disdain for voting by mail is no laughing matter for one election official.

The resident put a toilet on their lawn in the city of Mason with a sign that says, 'Place mail in ballots here.'

Barb Byrum, the Democratic clerk of Ingham County, filed a complaint with police over the display, saying it could mislead people who aren't familiar with the voting system.

'It is a felony to take illegal possession of an absentee ballot,' Byrum said Friday.

'Elections in this country are to be taken seriously and there are many people who are voting by mail for the first time this election,' she said.

Police told the AP that the complaint is being investigated.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned that voting by mail could lead to fraud and spoil the election, making distorted claims that elections officials fear could cause anxiety and confusion among voters.

It's the 'safest way to vote during the pandemic,' Byrum said.

She didn't identify the person who lives at the address. The lawn also has a sign that calls for the recall of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

No one answered the door Friday night, the Lansing State Journal reported.

More than 2 million Michigan voters could cast absentee ballots after changes in election law. Separately, a judge on Friday said absentee ballots postmarked by Nov. 2 can be counted if received within 14 days after the Nov. 3 election.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8750921/Official-Toilet-display-mocking-mail-voting-crime.html

[countrygirl12]

lol I just saw that. People are such wusses. If you don't like his decorations for HIS YARD then don't look at it. Nobody is going to seriously think that is where they should deposit their ballots.  And if they do then they do not need to be voting.

[ktheodos]

All these people with too much time on their hands and nothing to do