Election Integrity

Listen in as we talk with Brad Friedman of the Brad Blog on election based issues such as voter suppression, ballot integrity, and the huge crop of legislation and legal cases regarding voting rights in this country.

State Rep. Alma Adams of NC is the guest speaker as she discusses the voter suppression situation in North Carolina, strategies for dealing with it, and the pending lawsuit, followed by a Q&A.

Great call with Jonathan Simon, co-founder and Executive Director of Election Defense Alliance. Mr. Simon, a statistician and specialist in risk-limiting audits, works on the other side of the ballot box, and he will be discussing exactly what the problems are and why paper ballots are a large part of the solution. Great presentation with informative Q&A.

Listen as guest Josh Huder, aide to Congressman Ellison discusses and answers questions on HR 280 Same Day Registration Act and HR 281 Voter Access Protection Act. Updates and information on the Aug 24 March on Washington, a special August letter drop focusing on Civil Rights and Voting Rights, and state reports are also covered.

Discussion of the Supreme Court ruling on the Voter Rights Act of 1965, and possible actions to counter it. Also, discussion of the Arizona ruling from the Supreme Court, plus endorsements of S 123, and HJ 280 and 281, and state reports.

We will be reviewing the legislation that this team works on and has been formally endorsed by PDA, and we will be starting the process of endorsement of new legislation (S 123, HR 280, and HR 281).

Discussion of election fraud, computer hacking, and other perils in our voting system. Plus, an up to the minute report from the state of California regarding the internet voting bill that just passed out of committee.

Discussion of the Voting Rights Act - how it is under threat and why it is still so important - and what we can and must do on the state and local level, as well as on the federal level.

Monthly call regarding clean, fair, and transparent elections. Updates and information regarding H.R. 12, the Voter Empowerment Act of 2013 - Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2013.

AGENDA: Introductions Internet Voting Rears Its Ugly Head In California - View here. Electoral College Coup D'Etat In Virginia - and elsewhere? View here. Rep. John Lewis, D-GA Introduces Voter Empowerment Act with 163 co-sponsors. View here. Plus What's Happening In Your State? What Threat To Democracy Worries You?

AGENDA: Introductions 2012 Election Recap - Voting Rights vs. Voter Suppression What happened to Voters in your town, county, state? Were they able to vote? Voter Registration Problems Voting Procedures and Problems Voter ID Issues Provisional Ballot Issues Voter Education Election Protection Observers - Party and/or Non-partisan (866-OUR-VOTE) Media Misinformation Elections Department mismanagement, poorly trained board workers (poll workers), poorly informed voters How did your county do? Opportunities for improvement 2013 non-partisan, partisan, multi- partisan Let2019s strike while the iron is hot (while people are still angry) The Romney Shift: Evidence That Republican Presidential Primary Votes Seem To Have Been Shifted To Mitt Romney in a Predictable Pattern Nationwide http://weeklyintercept.blogspot.com/2012/10/mickey-duniho-evidence-of-vote-counting.html http://fatallyflawedelections.blogspot.com/ Retired NSA analyst Mickey Duniho, a member of the Pima County (Arizona) Election Integrity Comm

Agenda Introductions Voter Suppression, Harassment, Intimidation - What Can I DO? Volunteer to be an Election Protection Poll Monitor! Election Protection 2013 led by the Lawyers2019 Committee for Civil Rights Under Law 2013 is the nation2019s largest non-partisan voter protection coalition. Through the 1-866-OUR-VOTE hotline and a comprehensive legal field deployment, Election Protection helps ensure eligible voters are able to participate in our democracy while collecting data for meaningful reform so that our elections are free, fair, and accessible. Find out what you can do in your state and county. Other Topics as Time Allows

Agenda: Introductions Our Special Guest - David Cobb on his Move To Amend Barnstorming Tour Other Topics (time permitting): Voter Roll Scrubbing in Tennessee and other states - Following up on last month's discussion with Bev Harris of Black Box Voting. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals strikes down Arizona's proof of citizenship requirement to register to vote.

06-26-12 Clean Fair Transparent Elections IOT Call with Bev Harris of Black Box Voting. IOT Leader Randall Holmes. Contact us at: clean-elections@pdamerica.org Introductions ALEC Voter Suppression Campaign Goes Federal H.R. 5971 introduced by Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL08): To amend HAVA to require each individual who desires to vote in an election for Federal office to provide government-issued photo ID. View here: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr5971 Election Integrity and Voting Rights State by State Move To Amend - David Cobb's Barnstorming Tour: http://movetoamend.org/calendar

MAY 2012 Clean, Fair, Transparent Elections Call

The U.S. election system is in crisis. Big-money interests dominate U.S. politics in ways unknown in other industrialized countries, with social and environmental progress often blocked by officials who cater to big donors to insure re-election funds. Incumbents are unfairly insulated by district gerrymandering and rules, which obstruct independent candidates and parties. In recent years, voters themselves have faced political and even racial obstacles in casting votes and in getting their votes counted.

Andrea Miller and Terrance Dicks on "The Southernization of America: How Right to Work, Personhood and Voter Suppression are the New ALEC Crow" See: https://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1987/images/The%20Southernization%20of%20America.pdf

Agenda Introductions Election Fraud in Pima County (greater Tucson) Arizona Andrea Witte* lays out the evidence Based on facts known from three lawsuits involving the Pima County Democratic Party and Pima County, the Libertarian Party alleges that Pima County, through the direction and control of County Administrator Charles Huckelberry, has systematically subverted critical controls required to protect the purity of elections. The elimination of those controls has permitted county management to take advantage of the ability to cheat presented by defects in our computerized election system. As a result, county management fraudulently rigged the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) election on May 16, 2006 and has the ability to manipulate the outcome of any Pima County election, including not only bond elections but the elections of members of the Board of Supervisors themselves. Q&A with *Andrea Witte, John R. Brakey, investigator, and Bill Risner, attorney We'll also discuss the GOP/ALEC War o

Brad Friedman of Brad Blog and Emily Levy of Velvet Revolution reported on the April 5 Wisconsin Supreme Court election and subsequent recount, and Emily asked for volunteers to help in the effort to challenge the election and the recall. Brad Friedman: The recount of the election for Wisconsin Supreme Court seat between Joanne Kloppenburg and incumbent David Prosser has ended with Prosser said to be some 7000 votes ahead. Kloppenburg has until Monday, May 30 to challenge recount, and to be successful, would have to show that at least half that number should be removed due to irregularities. The hard-fought, closely watched election and recount revealed a fatally flawed election system in Wisconsin, with poor procedures, a broken chain of custody for ballots, and apparently incompetent election officials from top to bottom. It's up to Kloppenburg whether she wants to pursue the challenge, and Velvet Revolution and others have been trying to convince her to do it - if not for her own election, then to draw