Inside secret DSA playbook for securing votes from the vulnerable
The Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America has a guide for volunteers on how to collect and deliver mail ballots from voters, a practice known as ballot harvesting that is legal in California but highly controversial. The guide provides a step-by-step process for volunteers to follow, including asking voters to fill out their ballots immediately and offering to deliver them. The practice has been criticized for potentially pressuring or influencing voters, but supporters argue it helps increase participation among voters who may have difficulty returning ballots themselves.
- ▪The Democratic Socialists of America's Los Angeles chapter has a publicly available guide for ballot harvesting.
- ▪The guide instructs volunteers to ask voters to fill out their ballots immediately and offer to deliver them.
- ▪California law allows voters to designate another person to return a completed vote-by-mail ballot on their behalf.
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Politics Inside secret DSA playbook for securing votes from the vulnerable By Jamie Paige Published June 9, 2026, 9:24 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google A Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America openly promotes it’s guide to instructing volunteers about how to pressure voters to cast ballots on the spot and hand them over for delivery. The practice, commonly known as ballot harvesting, is legal in California, but remains highly controversial. The guide, titled “How To: Ballot Delivery,” was published by the Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America in May 2022, where it has remained ever since.
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