CONCORD, N.H. (WHDH) - Officials in New Hampshire are investigating after an apparent “artificially generated” robocall using a voice that sounds like President Joe Biden urged voters not to vote in the state’s upcoming presidential primary election, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office announced.
The AG’s office in a statement on Monday said the call went out to voters on Sunday, saying “your vote makes a difference in November, not this Tuesday.”
“Although the voice in the robocall sounds like the voice of President Biden, this message appears to be artificially generated based on initial indications,” the AG’s office said.
Officials said the message appeared to have been “spoofed” to seem like it came from the treasurer of a political committee currently supporting write-in efforts for Biden.
The AG’s office said it received complaints regarding the message and launched an investigation.
Though 21 names will appear on the New Hampshire Democratic primary ballot, Biden’s will not due to a dispute between New Hampshire’s state government and the Democratic National Committee, which replaced New Hampshire with South Carolina as the first state to vote in its 2024 primary schedule.
New Hampshire voters will still have the option to write in Biden’s name.
Organizers in have rallied to coordinate a write-in campaign for Biden. On Monday, some of those behind the write-in campaign shared their reaction to the robocall, with organizer Kathy Sullivan describing the call as “election interference.”
“With the advanced technology, the AI, the ability of people to Photoshop and everything else, I suspect that there will be more of this,” Sullivan said.
The New Hampshire AG’s office said recent robocalls “appear to be an unlawful attempt to disrupt the New Hampshire Presidential Primary Election and to suppress New Hampshire voters.”
“New Hampshire voters should disregard the content of this message entirely,” officials said.
“Voting in the New Hampshire Presidential Primary Election does not preclude a voter from additionally voting in the November General Election,” the AG’s office continued.
The AG’s office said its Election Law Unit is handling the investigation into the robocall.
With the investigation underway, officials asked anyone who received a message to reach out to the Election Law Unit by email at electionlaw@doj.nh.gov with the date and time they received the call or message, the origin of the call or message, the content of the call or message and “any other relevant information.”
Voters shared their reaction, in the meantime.
“It doesn’t surprise me,” one man said. “They’ll do anything to try and get a vote today.”
“They’re trying to fool the public,” one other man said.
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