Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=6LLXJX2e2a0 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter SF video showing ballot initiative petition collectors offering $5 for signatures prompts probe [M7grpESirGJ] Health Updated on August 10, 2026 EDT — Published on August 10, 2026 EDT The California Secretary of State's office is investigating apparent ballot initiative petition fraud in San Francisco stemming from a video circulating online. The video was posted by a city street videographer known as JJ Smith. The video appears to show paid signature collectors offering $5 to people on the streets if they signed petitions using other people's voter registration information. In an interview with KCRA 3, Smith described the people lining up to sign the petitions as those who are "down on their luck." He said he was on the corner of 6th and Mission Street when he started capturing the scene of an apparent crime. KCRA 3 is your home for California breaking news and weather. For your latest California news and weather visit: For licensing inquiries: BKy6TmtVtmZ 78ozzmhMSL4 xBqhScCEamO 9FBmYSg0GrM 0bMCUfjUQ5S
The California Secretary of State's office is investigating apparent ballot initiative petition fraud in San Francisco stemming from a video circulating online. The video was posted by a city street videographer known as JJ Smith. The video appears to show paid signature collectors offering $5 to people on the streets if they signed petitions using other people's voter registration information. In an interview with KCRA 3, Smith described the people lining up to sign the petitions as those who are "down on their luck." He said he was on the corner of 6th and Mission Street when he started capturing the scene of an apparent crime. KCRA 3 is your home for California breaking news and weather. For your latest California news and weather visit: For licensing inquiries: BKy6TmtVtmZ 78ozzmhMSL4 xBqhScCEamO 9FBmYSg0GrM 0bMCUfjUQ5S