Why would organizations warning of voter fraud on billboards not identify themselves?

[HappySqurriel]

Flanneryaug said:

HappySqurriel said:

Mr Khan said:
Because they know this is about racism and voter intimidation. Plain and simple

In what way does it demonstrate racism or voter intimidation? Are the MADD put up in my community against drinking and driving a form of "driver intimidation"?

 

Realistically, the person who paid for these ads was probably (very) worried about the consequences associated with taking a stance on what has become a partisan political issue. If their information was made public it is likely that they would face death threats and harassment from people, and would be at significant risk of losing their job.

It is racist because it's targeted in poorer communities, where there are many more minorities. It is intimidation because it makes people who would otherwise vote, consider not voting do to fear of somehow commiting voter fraud and being charged with a felony.

Viper1 has already pointed out that "many of the billboards are in minority neighborhoods" does not necessarily imply heavy targeting of minority communities ...

Beyond that, I could be wrong but I suspect that these billboards were targeted to communities with the greatest number of questionable voter registrations; because that is what I would do. If you cross-referenced voter registration lists with names that were unlikely to be real people (Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Eric Cartman, etc.), or addresses that didn't actually exist, I suspect you'd find that questionable voter registrations tended to happen in areas with higher population density because it is easier to hide; and also were dramatically more common in close districts and swing states.