Post Office Workers Brag About Destroying Trump Ballots

Two twitter users claiming to be post office workers took to Twitter to brag about destroying Trump ballots.

The first user @randygdub talked about ripping up absentee ballots that vote for Trump in Columbus, Ohio.

i love working at the post office in Columbus, Ohio and ripping up absentee ballots that vote for trump

— raandy (@randygdub) October 16, 2016

He was subsequently told it was a federal crime.

@randygdub @drewtoothpaste that's a federal crime. You're claiming its legal so you most be lying for attention, or extremely stupid.

— Jackson Berger (@Jackson_Avenue) October 16, 2016

However, they didn’t believe them.

@Jackson_Avenue @drewtoothpaste no, it's legal

— raandy (@randygdub) October 16, 2016

@Jackson_Avenue @drewtoothpaste source?

— raandy (@randygdub) October 16, 2016

One twitter user finally sent him the Law code.

@randygdub @drewtoothpaste 18 U.S. Code § 1703 – Delay or destruction of mail or newspapers (look it up) destroying mail is a federal crime

— Jackson Berger (@Jackson_Avenue) October 16, 2016

However, they brushed it aside.

@Jackson_Avenue you just made that up. nice try, though

— raandy (@randygdub) October 16, 2016

@timps15 @Jackson_Avenue excuse me but ripping all these up is hard work and karma likes it

— raandy (@randygdub) October 16, 2016

One user finally asked them to clarify which post office in Columbus they work at.

@randygdub Which post office do you work at ? You say u rip up the absentee ballots 4 Trump? If you don't answer your a liar and a coward!?

— Jan Hess (@hairbyjan17) October 17, 2016

@hairbyjan17 I work at one in Columbus, Ohio

— raandy (@randygdub) October 17, 2016

@randygdub There are several in Columbus Ohio ! I'm with an Officer friend right now we're waiting on your response!

— Jan Hess (@hairbyjan17) October 17, 2016

The United States Postal Service did respond.

@FredPiccoloJr “The Postal Service has completed an initial investigation of the mentioned tweets and does not be… https://t.co/NMQYp7CqQF

— USPS Help (@USPSHelp) October 17, 2016

Another user @Fallen_star85 also tweeted they were taking Trump ballots in Ohio to the dumpster.

Fallen_star85 has subsequently made their profile private.

It’s unclear whether these individuals are lying about destroying the ballots.

However, if they are telling the truth they are breaking Ohio law.

3599.21 Prohibitions concerning absent voter’s ballot.

(A) No person shall knowingly do any of the following:

(1) Impersonate another, or make a false representation in order to obtain an absent voter’s ballot;

(2) Aid or abet a person to vote an absent voter’s ballot illegally;

(3) If the person is an election official, open, destroy, steal, mark, or mutilate any absent voter’s ballot;

(4) Aid or abet another person to open, destroy, steal, mark, or mutilate any absent voter’s ballot after the ballot has been voted;

(5) Delay the delivery of any absent voter’s ballot with a view to preventing its arrival in time to be counted;

(6) Hinder or attempt to hinder the delivery or counting of such absent voter’s ballot;

(7) Fail to forward to the appropriate election official an absent voter’s ballot application entrusted to that person to so forward;

(8) Fail to forward to the appropriate election official an absent voter’s ballot application entrusted to that person to so forward within ten days after that application is completed or within such a time period that the failure to so forward the application disenfranchises the voter with respect to a particular election, whichever is earlier;

The code continues to, “(C) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of this section is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree.”