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Thousands of Pennsylvania voters received a text message this weekend that falsely claimed that they had already voted. Ignore them, officials say.
If “AllVote” sounds familiar, the name has been linked to other confusion-sewing text campaigns in the lead up to the election.
Charlotte Clymer, a contracted spokesperson for AllVote, sent The Inquirer an apologetic statement, describing the texts as a well-intended reminder-turned-disastrous mistake, thanks to a typo committed by staffers. “We deeply apologize for this error, which we understand caused significant confusion, especially amongst voters who have not voted yet but were told they had,” the organization said, vowing to implement an additional review process on future text alerts. Clymer described AllVote as “funded by progressive donors aiming to increase voting participation” but declined to provide details about the group’s backers.
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