Ballot collecting helps people who are poor, elderly, or live far from a post office to return their mail-in ballots. After completing and sealing their ballot, the voter hands it to another person to submit at an official drop-off location. This process is legal in 26 states. It is especially helpful for Native Americans.

The rules for ballot gathering are very strict. To date, the only charges of ballot harvesting fraud resulted from a North Carolina congressional race in 2018. There, a GOP operative was indicted for gathering and completing hundreds of ballots. A recent video claiming ballot harvesting fraud in Minnesota was the product of a “coordinated disinformation campaign,” according to researchers at Stanford University.

New York Times: Researchers say a Project Veritas video accusing Ilhan Omar of voter fraud was a ‘coordinated disinformation campaign.’

CBS News: What is ballot harvesting, where is it allowed and should you hand your ballot to a stranger?

Newsweek: What is Ballot Harvesting? Trump Claims Voting Method Is Rampant with Fraud

FindLaw: Ballot Harvesting: What Is It? How Does It Work?

Forbes: Trump Has Turned ‘Ballot Harvesting” Into A Rallying Cry Against Mail-In Voting–Here’s What It Is

NPR: North Carolina GOP Operative Faces New Felony Charges That Allege Ballot Fraud