WaPo: “Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares (R) this week ordered a voter outreach group to stop distributing literature that he says gives recipients the false impression that, if they don’t vote, they’ll lose certain federal benefits.
Fliers and door hangers left at homes by a group called Virginia Voter Assistance state that, among other things, a person’s Social Security income, Medicare eligibility and child-care tax credits could be taken away if they don’t vote.
“Failure to vote may also result in the seizure of personal assets, including but not limited to firearms, bank accounts, cars and real estate,” one flier said.
The Washington-based nonprofit organization behind the outreach campaign, Look Ahead America, said the message to about 30,000 recipients in mostly rural, blue-collar areas of the state was that they need to make their voices heard or risk policy decisions that could result in such outcomes.”