This article is preserved as part of the historical archive of Clean Elections USA. It documents the organisation's 2022 "ballot mule" campaign as it was originally published, including claims that were later disputed by election officials, courts and independent investigations.
Editorial note: allegations of widespread ballot fraud involving "ballot mules" were disputed by election officials, courts and independent investigations. This page documents what the organisation claimed and when, and is preserved for its historical and research value — not as an endorsement of those claims.
What the original article claimed
The original page, published by Clean Elections USA during the 2022 election cycle, urged readers to monitor ballot drop boxes and alleged that third parties — described as "ballot mules" — were collecting and depositing multiple ballots in ways the organisation characterised as illegal.
That page was linked directly by national media coverage, including HuffPost, and became one of the most-referenced pages on this domain. HuffPost's original backlink pointed to this exact URL, which is why it is preserved here at its original address.
What independent reviews found
Claims of widespread ballot-mule activity were disputed. Election officials in multiple states stated that observed behaviour had lawful explanations, courts declined to find systematic fraud, and independent investigations did not substantiate the allegations as made.
For the documented factual record of drop-box operation and security, see [[how-ballot-drop-boxes-work]]. For the litigation that followed the 2022 monitoring campaign, see [[arizona-election-litigation-timeline]]. For the organisation's full documented history, see [[history-clean-elections-usa]].
Why this URL is preserved
This page sits at the exact URL that external news organisations linked to. Preserving the URL — with clearly attributed historical framing rather than deleting or redirecting it — keeps that coverage intact for readers arriving from those articles while keeping the current archive's editorial standards visible.