I got an email from another voter in Columbia County about this earlier today and now Hudson seems to have gotten wind of it as well. He posted this in comments:
This reeks of Roger Stone:
A friend in Columbia County just got polled (Monday) about how he voted on his absentee.
He quizzed the pollster, and it was done on behalf if Tedisco.
Why poll? I suppose the GOP could claim either pure curiosity or that they're trying to decide how/where to target resources for their challenge. Or if the result is favorable, to create an impression of victory.
The concern would be if the poll results are NOT truly anonymous and become a basis for challenging ballots before they're opened.
Any other reports? This was in Columbia County.
It does indeed feel rather Stone-esque.
Anyone else out there been contacted?
UPDATE: Looks like plenty of folks have been polled about their absentee ballots. Since I posted this originally, I've received confirmations from about half a dozen folks. This message from a reader in Saratoga County is a representative example:
I got a call on Thursday of last week about my father's absentee ballot. My father uses my address for mailing but actually lives in a memory care facility.
Anyway they asked for my father and when I told them he wasn't there but I was quite sure he had voted, they asked me if I knew for whom he had voted. I told them I couldn't disclose that (I actually don't know) but I could tell them I voted for Murphy.
So this has actually been going on since right after election day.
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'
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