Democrats engage in ballot harvesting.
Posted by VINCE, Checked
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VINCEAug 25, 2026
Multiple sources state that ballot harvesting, meaning collecting and returning others' absentee ballots, has been practiced by Democrats and their allies, so the literal claim that Democrats engage in it is supported.
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What was said
… They rigged their own primary elections in every presidential election for the last decade: 2016, 2020, 2024. They rigged the primaries against their own voters. Why wouldn't they do it against general election voters? They're ballot harvesting. They're paying off homeless people living on Skid Row for votes for Karen Bass. They're corrupt. There's voter fraud happening all over the place, and the left doesn't want to lock it down because they believe, with a lot of evidence, that they're the …
VINCE · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. OPB reporting says ballot harvesting 'has more often been the province of Democrats and their allies,' describing a Democratic ground game that collects and turns in voters' ballots.[3]
Supports. A 2019 Times of San Diego report quotes Joel Anderson saying 'Democrats engage in a legal form of ballot harvesting,' which supports the claim as worded.[4]
Context. PolitiFact notes that 'ballot harvesting' is not an official legal term and that many states already allow people to collect and return ballots for others, with some restrictions.[1]
Context. NCSL data cited by a 2024 fact check shows 35 states allow someone to return a ballot on another voter's behalf, but only 17 let a voter designate anyone, so the practice's legality varies by state.[5]
Context. Republican-aligned sources describe ballot harvesting as illegal in North Carolina and most states, which conflicts with the legal status described elsewhere and reflects the variation across jurisdictions.[2]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 3 not rated
- 1Fact-checking misleading attacks on HR 1, Democrats' voting rights billpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATEcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 3Facing political headwinds, Oregon Republicans lean into 'ballot ...opb.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Joel Anderson Shuns Run for Congress, Warns of Democratic 'Ballot ...timesofsandiego.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Fact check: 13 ways Democrats will steal the election ...theoaklandpress.com · not rated · cited for: context
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