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Rhiannon12866

(255,215 posts)
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 05:50 AM 3 hrs ago

ALERT: California Sheriff Seized Ballots as a "Test Run" to STEAL the Election - Democracy Docket



Steve Bannon just admitted it: Trump's ICE airport deployments are a test run — and the target is YOUR vote.

From Fulton County to Minneapolis, Marc Elias breaks down Trump's test runs ahead of the 2026 midterms, and explains what we can do to prepare. - 03/26/2026.



00:00 Steve Bannon Reveals Secret Plan
01:13 Who is Steve Bannon?
02:03 The ICE "Test Case": From Airports to Polling Places
02:51 Logistical Suppression: Creating Manufactured Long Lines
04:13 Case Study: Disparate Wait Times and Georgia's Voting Barriers
07:40 The Threat of ICE Agents Checking Voter IDs
10:23 The Mission of Democracy Docket in Defending Rights
12:31 Neighborhood Disruptions and the Non-Citizen Voting Myth
16:04 Learning from the Past: Ballot Seizures and Office Raids
19:59 Expanding Tactics: Recent Ballot Seizures in California
22:17 Trump’s "Optionality": Multiple Paths for Subversion
29:56 Looking Ahead: Responding to Suppression and Calls to Action

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ALERT: California Sheriff Seized Ballots as a "Test Run" to STEAL the Election - Democracy Docket (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 3 hrs ago OP
Ive been f..king "alerted to this Sheriff's actions" since it happened but court denied a stay... hlthe2b 3 hrs ago #1
You know what you have to do. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 35 min ago #6
It's a direct assault on the people, the Constitution and democracy itself. hadEnuf 25 min ago #7
K&R for visibiltiy. 2naSalit 3 hrs ago #2
NSS niyad 2 hrs ago #3
since when does a sherrif have the right to seize ballots ? clueless in sonora ca AllaN01Bear 1 hr ago #4
K&R, importants stuff. n/t Martin Eden 40 min ago #5
Did he seize ALL Riverside County ballots for the Prop. 50 vote? LSparkle 22 min ago #8

hlthe2b

(113,871 posts)
1. Ive been f..king "alerted to this Sheriff's actions" since it happened but court denied a stay...
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 05:53 AM
3 hrs ago

So, what the f...k are we supposed to do now? This is all on the State AG and the courts. Damn it, wtf are WE supposed to do?

hadEnuf

(3,609 posts)
7. It's a direct assault on the people, the Constitution and democracy itself.
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:47 AM
25 min ago

All the blather from the right over the years about the "ConstiTOOshun" was nothing but BS in order to tear up the Constitution.

The Constitution is on our side, not theirs.

LSparkle

(12,182 posts)
8. Did he seize ALL Riverside County ballots for the Prop. 50 vote?
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:50 AM
22 min ago

I heard 650k ballots were taken in connection with the most recent election (the Prop 50 vote in CA). Do those represent ALL county-wide votes, or just “some”????

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