Video surveillance catches mail stolen from mailboxes on day ballots were delivered

Mail-in ballots were delivered this week in California. But many have complained they never received their's. Perhaps this video can illuminate why this is the case. A man can be seen in a surveillance camera in Escondido going through mailboxes and stealing ballots.

Many Democratic lawmakers have claimed there's very little to worry about with unsolicited mail-in balloting. Get as many ballots out there as possible, they say, as its touted as a way to prevent voter suppression. Mainstream media has done its best to not only echo the same sentiment but to debunk any claims made by Republicans—including President Trump and members of the administration—that there are risks of voter fraud from widespread unsolicited mail-in ballot distribution.

Absentee balloting is an important component of our elections. They enable people who are unable to get to the polls to still exercise their right to vote. Just about anyone who wants to vote but is unable to get to the polls has the absentee ballot option. With COVID-19 still spreading, millions more Americans have requested absentee ballots than in previous years, demonstrating that the system is working properly. But those who want changes to make mail-in ballot distribution compulsory, even to those who have not requested them, opens the door to voter fraud.

For every piece of video evidence of vote tampering and voter fraud caught on camera, how many instances are not seen? Dozens? Hundreds? Thousands? Absentee ballots work. Unsolicited ubiquitous mail in ballots are dangerous.