(Washington Free Beacon) A Democratic super PAC aligned with Vice President Kamala Harris is airing television ads in urban areas with large black populations warning residents that their voter files are public.
One of the ads, funded by Future Forward PAC, gives the false impression that it is aired by a government agency called the “National Voter Report.” The ad begins with an “election alert” with the words “Who you vote for is private, but IF you vote is public information. After this election, your voter record will be updated, and your friends and family will be able to see how often you vote.” The video contains an image resembling the official U.S. seal in the background.
There is no federal or state law that compels U.S. citizens to vote. Although states keep a record of which elections individual voters participated in, such information is often difficult or confusing for the average person to access.
Future Forward did not respond to a request for comment.
The more-than-$500,000 ad campaign appears to be targeted exclusively at various metropolitan areas, according to data obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. The bulk of the ads are airing in the Atlanta, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Milwaukee markets.
