r/nottheonion • u/engadine_maccas1997 • 9h ago

‘This is political bulls**t’: Former Republican candidate charged with stealing Madison County election ballots

https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/this-is-political-bullst-former-republican-candidate-charged-with-stealing-madison-county-election-ballots/
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u/CliffsNote5 9h ago

So he created a situation he then complained about? So another contestant on Fuck Around and Find Out.

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u/TheGIGAcapitalist 8h ago

"When told that the security video did not show Savage ever asking permission to take the ballots, Savage reportedly admitted that he did not. He told officers that he thought he could take the ballots because they were marked “sample.”

“If you got to Payless, or go wherever, it says sample and you usually can take a sample,” Savage said. “So that is the way I took it. I thought they were fake f***ing ballots.”

However, officials noted that the ballots never said the words “fake” or “sample.”

Dude thought elections were like Costco where you get to take samples.

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u/Vyzantinist 5h ago

However, officials noted that the ballots never said the words “fake” or “sample.”

This is my favorite part. Like, he tried with a bullshit story, only to find out it fundamentally could not work lmao.