Protect Elderly Votes Project Aims to Thwart ‘Ballot-Harvesting’ Fraud
2nd October 2020
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the push for widespread mail-in voting and other alternatives to going to the polls ahead of the presidential election has increased the risk of vote fraud through “ballot harvesting,” and the elderly are particularly vulnerable, advocates warn.
To protect seniors, especially those with physical impairments, the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) is stepping up its efforts to prevent what it calls “Stranger Danger” through its Protect Elderly Votes project. The ACRU is a Naples, Florida-based right-leaning nonprofit dedicated to what it says is safeguarding the liberties enshrined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights.