Farmer Found Stolen Arizona Ballots Under a Rock in Glendale: AG
Nearly 20 stolen ballots were found under a rock in
Arizona over the weekend, according to the state attorney general’s office.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich
announced on Tuesday, Election Day, that 18 unopened mail ballots were recovered last week in Glendale. The attorney general’s office noted that they have since been hand-delivered back to the registered voters.
The Ballots Were Stolen From People’s Mailboxes, the Attorney General Says
The ballots were found on Friday, October 30, by Brayan Ruiz, who works at local Rovey Farms, the
Glendale Police Department stated on Facebook.
“He did the right thing by returning the ballots trying to ensure everyone who wanted to vote early still could vote,” the department wrote.
Investigators said they believe the votes were stolen from individual mailboxes in a neighborhood, according to a news release from the state attorney general’s office.
“The ballots were stolen from individual mailboxes in a neighborhood just south of 107th and Northern avenues,” Brnovich said. “The envelopes were still sealed.”
Police said the voters were aware that their ballots had not been counted.
“Each resident said they were aware their early election ballots had not arrived. Some went in person to vote early, and others had not voted yet,” Glendale police wrote on Facebook.
“We were able to distribute them in time, to provide voters the opportunity to at least fill them out at home and then drop them off to a polling location.”
A motive for stealing the ballots has not yet been identified and no arrests have been made.
Stolen Arizona ballots were found under a rock in Glendale over the weekend, according to the state attorney general's office.
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