monkeys and ponies

So I recently had a weird interaction with a local politician, Jack Perenick.  After I mentioned that the Election Commission sent me a mail-it voting packet that did not include a ballot, he told me that was because I was declared an inactive voter and would need to apply to be reinstated.  He then pulled out his phone, brought up an app, and stated that, of the listed voters I live with, two were not active.  I was declared inactive a couple months ago, and one of my house mates, G___, had their voting address changed in the last month to an address they have not lived at in years.  He then showed me their entry on the phone app that listed the old address.  He then told me to not worry, that he would take care of everything.  After that, he then fiddled with his phone a bit, touched the screen a few times, and then said 'There, done, I have take care of it, I have updated the election commission records.  You and G___ can now vote again.'

So, when I looked into things, none of that was true.  I was not declared inactive, G___ did not have their address changed to an old one within the previous month, and candidates can not update election commission records with a phone app**.  All of it was a lie. 


**  There is a phone app that shows them the names, addresses, etc, but it only displays information, it does not have the ability to alter any of it.