BERKELEY, Calif. (KTVU) – A federal investigation is underway after a Berkeley man found nearly 100 voter pamphlets dumped in a recycling bin.
Scott Wheeler says he was walking along where he lives on Walnut Street when he found the pamphlets inside a recycling bin.
“They were just sitting there on top. I stopped what I was doing with the eggs,” says Wheeler. He says he had been collecting egg cartons.
Wheeler counted 96 of them addressed to people in various parts of Berkeley.
He described his reaction as, “Pretty surprised and disturbed and it may even be a crime.”
Wheeler says he called police, the U.S. Postal Inspector, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters and KTVU News to report his find.
“It’s really serious. This is one of the most important elections in our lifetime. I want to know if this goes deeper,” says Wheeler.
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters says this is an isolated incident.
“As soon as they found those pamphlets they were immediately delivered to our voters so they’ve received their materials and they’re able to vote,” says Tim Dupuis, Alameda County’s registrar of voters.
Wheeler says he also discovered he had been recently de-activated as a registered voter.
He says election officials removed him when a permanent mail in voter card was sent to Wheeler but the card was returned as undeliverable.
Wheeler says he had been a permanent mail in voter for years.
The Postal Service says it is investigating both incidents.
Deputy Special Agent in Charge Glenn S. San Jose spoke with KTVU by phone from his office in San Diego.
“It’s really serious. This is one of the most important elections in our lifetime. I want to know if this goes deeper,” says Wheeler.”
You’re imagining things.
Go back to sleep.
“Feds investigating nearly 100 voter guides found in Berkeley recycling bin.”
At least they could have been something useful after being recycled.
investigation, yeah, can only imagine what is being “investigated” – heh