BOLO ALERT!  Deceptive Election Mailings

It’s election season, and you know what that means: your mailbox could be more crowded than usual. You also could be the target for deceptive tactics involving voter registration and absentee ballot applications.

The Democrat Party is known for its finely tuned ability to target specific voter groups and vacuum up substantial demographic data in the process.  One of their tried and true tactics is to help form organizations that sound civic-minded and encourage people to vote. 

One such organization is the Voter Participation Center located at 1707 L Street, NW in Washington, DC.  Its mission is “to help members of the New American Majority (NAM) register and vote.”  NAM is defined as young people, people of color and unmarried women.

This year, the Voter Participation Center (VPC) is sending three large-scale voter registration mailings to Virginians.  The first one in March comprised 88,746 pieces of mail. The second mailing should hit mailboxes on June 28, and a third mailing is expected to follow in August.  (Quantities are not known at this time.) 

In addition, the VPC plans to send two more mailings in the Fall to promote Absentee Voting.  

Stick with me on this and I’ll have some ideas for what you can do about these mailings!

According to Ned Jones with the Election Integrity Network, the VPC is using a clever device to vacuum up voter information: the QR Code.  On the cover letter to its mailings is a QR code.  Scan the code and up pops a screen for your email and zip code. Next to the zip code is a big box in red, which reads “Next Step.”  But underneath that box in smaller black type is this statement: “By continuing, you accept Rock the Vote’s Privacy Policy and agree to receive occasional election reminder emails from Rock the Vote.”  Click on the underlined Privacy Policy (online) and you’ll read all about how Rock the Vote collects, uses and discloses personal information.  

Rock the Vote has been around for 30 years.  

VPC mailings are deceptive.  Although the voter registration and absentee ballot application materials included in their mailings are copied from official Virginia forms, the QR Code is a backdoor to Rock the Vote.  If an unsuspecting individual clicks on the cover letter’s QR Code and fills out the online forms, (s)he will be giving personal information to the Left-leaning Rock the Vote group. 

Now, what can you do about these deceptive VPC mailings?  

First, call or email the office of Susan Beals, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Elections. Her office is responsible for approving the VPC mailings.  Tell her you don’t want such deceptive mailings going to Virginia residents and to cancel any future mailings that are planned.  (804)864-8903  [email protected]

Second, if you receive one of the VPC mailings, contact Ned Jones with the Election Integrity Network:  [email protected].  Ned is a Virginian working with the Election Integrity Network, a group of people around the country who are committed to protecting the vote of every American as a moral and patriotic imperative.