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John Thune: “It's ballot harvesting, it's these drop boxes, it's…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Thune Joins Brian Kilmeade on Fox News Radio

Published | Video Starts at 01:38

So what this whole provision is designed to get at really, are the abuses and the places where fraud occurs. And that is It's ballot harvesting, it's these drop boxes, it's unsolicited mail-in ballots where people don't request one. and they're shipping them out. And sometimes you're getting three or four at the same address. I mean, I think those are very real abuses that need to be curbed. (01:38–01:44)

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Asserts that ballot harvesting, drop boxes, and unsolicited mail-in ballots are areas of concern for fraud.

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