As Phillip Anderson at The Albany Project reported earlier today, the Tedisco campaign has begun to call absentee voters in NY-20 (the list is publicly available via FOIA request) and ask who they voted for.
Clearly, with the purpose of ensuring they disenfranchise only Scott Murphy voters.
From Anderson's report:
UPDATE: From another reader in Dutchess County:
Funny you should mention that poll - I got polled a few nights ago.
Poll - Hi ***** how are you? We are conducting an exit poll in the 20th CD to see how people voted. Do you have a few minutes.
Me - Sure
Poll - Did you vote in the 20th CD?
Me- Yes
Poll- Did you vote in person or by absentee?
Me - Absentee.
Poll - Did you vote for James Tedisco, Scott Murphy, or Eric Sundwall?
Me - Wait - The order of your question neither makes sense alphabetically, or in order of how they appear on the ballot. You must be from Tedisco's camp
Poll - Ummmm ummmmm.
I voted for Murphy. ' Click'
In New York we don't open the ballots until after the challenges for a reason. This violates every last principal in that system.
Brilliant? Undoubtedly.
Legal? Possibly. Secret Ballot might be abridged when you voluntarily give the info away.
Evil? Absolutely.
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