In a stunning new national phone and online survey released by Rasmussen Reports, 21 percent of likely voters who voted by absentee or mail-in ballot in 2020 said they filled out a ballot, in part or in full, on behalf of a friend or family member. Just 78 percent said they did not.
Heartland Institute officials noted that the practices are illegal as 19 percent of those who cast mail-in votes said a friend or family member filled out their ballot, in part or in full, on their behalf. Seventeen percent of mail-in voters said they cast a ballot in a state where they were no longer a permanent resident.
“The results of this survey are nothing short of stunning,” said Justin Haskins, director of the Socialism Research Center at the Heartland Institute. “For the past three years, Americans have repeatedly been told that the 2020 election was the most secure in history. But if this poll’s findings are reflective of reality, the exact opposite is true. This conclusion isn’t based on conspiracy theories or suspect evidence, but rather from the responses made directly by the voters themselves.”
Seventeen percent of those who cast mail-in ballots in 2020 said they signed a ballot or ballot envelope on behalf of a friend or family member, with or without their permission. Heartland Institute officials said forging a signature on a ballot or on a ballot envelope are fraudulent activities that invalidate votes.
