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Tina Brown: Palm Beach County voter's viral video shows labeling of 'R' and 'D' on mail-in ballot envelopes

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Tina Brown: Palm Beach County voter's viral video shows labeling of 'R' and 'D' on mail-in ballot envelopes
Tina Brown: Palm Beach County voter's viral video shows labeling of 'R' and 'D' on mail-in ballot envelopes

A Palm Beach County woman's Facebook post detailing mail-in ballot privacy concerns is getting a lot of attention.

Her post has been viewed more than 100 thousand times and got a retweet from President Donald Trump.

CONCERNS OVER VOTER PRIVACY INHER MAIL- IN BALLOT.

HER POSTNOW GAINING NATIONWIDETRACTION- EVEN A RETWEET FROMTHE PRESIDENT.

ONLY ON FIVE-MEGHAN MCROBERTS SHARES HERSTORY& AND HOW ONE SUPERVISOROF ELECTIONS IS RESPONDING.<<“THIS IS CRAZY, IHAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENIN MY LIFE” PALM BEACH COUNTYVOTER TINA BROWN WALKING TOSILENCE HER PHONE- WHICH SHESAYS- HAS BEEN RINGING OFF THEHOOK.

EVER SINCE SHE POSTEDTHIS VIDEO TO FACEBOOK ABOUTHER AND HER BROTHER'S MAIL-INBALLOTS.“HEDEMOCRAT AND IREPUBLICAN.

WHEN WE WERE DOINGOUR VOTES TOGETHER, WE WEREGOING TO SEND IT OUT TOGETHER,IT WAS GOING TO BE FUN” BUTBEFORE SENDING THEM OFF- THEYNOTICED A KEY DIFFERENCE ONTHEIR ENVELOPES.“LOOK AT MYBROTHERSAYS 4212D.

THEN YOU GO HEREBECAUSE WEANYWAYS, 4212R” "OH MY GOD,THEY CAN SEE WHO MY POLITICALAFFILIATION IS AND I DONLIKE THAT” SHE SAYS SHEPOSTED THE VIDEO- TO EDUCATEOTHER VOTERS& AFTER SHE WASCONCERNED ABOUT HER PRIVACY.“WE SHOULD NOT HAVE OURPOLITICAL AFFILIATIONS ONTHERE.

THATSIMPLY PUT” THE VIDEO HASVIEWED MORE THAN 120 THOUSANDTIMES& EVEN RETWEETED BYPRESIDENT TRUMP.“WHATRESPONSE BEEN THAT YOUGETTING?

EVERY SINGLE ONE OFTHEM HAS BEEN POSITIVE WITHTHE EXCEPTION OF ABOUT THREE.AND WETHOUSANDS” THE SUPERVISOR OFELECTIONS IN MARTIN COUNTY,VICKI DAVIS, SAID SHE SAW THEVIDEO, TOO.“IF SOMEONE SEES ABALLOT AND IT HAS A 5R OR A 5DOR A 5N, IF THEY CAN PUTTOGETHER THATAFFILIATION& BUT, I THINKSOCIAL MEDIA HAS RISEN IT TO ALEVEL WHERE I THINK PEOPLE WILLPAY ATTENTION TO THAT” SHESAYS THE LABELING MAKES SUREVOTERS GET THE PROPER PRIMARYBALLOT FOR THEIR PARTYAFFILIATION.

AND THAT SHE FEELSFRAUD AS A RESULT OF THISLABELING WOULD BE HIGHLYUNLIKELY...“BUT IT WOULD HAVETO BE BASICALLY A POSTALWORKER AND I DONPOSTAL WORKER WOULD HAVE TIMETO GO THROUGH BALLOTS IN THEIRGENERAL WORK DAY AND REMOVETHOSE BALLOTS” BROWN WOULDLIKE TO SEE A NEW WAY OFLABELING BALLOTS, THOUGH THEREARE NO PLANS FOR ANY CHANGES.“THIS IS NOT PROPAGANDA.

THISIS JUST PROTECTING THE VOTER,WHETHER YOUREPUBLICAN.

EVEN MY BROTHERWAS LIKE THANKS” LOOKLIVETAG: THE R AND D LABELING ISSPECIFIC TO THE PRIMARYELECTIONSELECTION, THE ONLY LABELINGWOULD BE GEN SINCE EVERYONERECEIVES THE SAME BALLOTREGARDLESS OF PARTYAFFILIATION.

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