Pima Election Lawsuit Update March 18, 2008 by Associated Press March 18th, 2008 @ 5:17am County attorneys will ask Judge Michael Miller Tuesday morning to prohibit the Democrat's attorney Bill Risner from deposing additional witnesses to buttress local Democrat's contentions that the county is overstating concerns that release of electronic databases [3] from past elections would pose a risk to the security of future elections. . . . [ AP story continues below video ].
EDA Invesitgations Co-coordinator John Brakey writes:
"Mainstream media in Tucson get it! They see the seriousness of the problem in the fight for election transparency, just not in Pima County but nationwide! This story is hitting the AP wire.
Today's Top Breaking News Headlines for Phoenix and the Nation
County, Democrats Spar Over Witness Testimony in Election Lawsuit
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) --Pima County attorneys are asking a judge to bar additional testimony in a lawsuit by the Pima County Democratic Party.
The party wants access to all county electronic voting records going back to the late 1990s.
Must See Video: "Will Your Vote Count?" by Tucson Citizen reporter Daniel Buckley [4]
Click here to open video: Will your vote count? [5]
This video link opens to the Tucson Citizen website. It is WORTH it to go there to view this hands-on demonstration of insider election rigging techniques.
Breakthrough in Pima AZ Election Database Disclosure [1]
Joint Legislative Panel Hears of Widespread Failures in CA Primary [6]
In response to widespread election breakdowns across California during the February 5th Primary Election, an unprecedented Joint Legislative Hearing heard testimony for more than five hours in Los Angeles Friday, March 7 concerning error-ridden voter registration rolls blocking eligible voters from voting, shortages of provisional ballots disenfranchising thousands, lax or nonexistenct ballot custody measures, and most notoriously, a completely avoidable, known ballot design issue that ended up voiding the candidate choices of 12,000 voters.
VIDEO: Tom Courbat, director of Save R Vote (and also EDA Coordinator for Election Monitoring) addressed the Joint Legislative hearing in Los Angeles, March 7, about problems he observed in Riverside County in the Feb. 5 primary election.
In response to widespread election breakdowns across California during the February 5th Primary Election, an unprecedented Joint Legislative Hearing heard testimony for more than five hours in Los Angeles Friday, March 7 concerning error-ridden voter registration rolls blocking eligible voters from voting, shortages of provisional ballots disenfranchising thousands, lax or nonexistenct ballot custody measures, and most notoriously, a completely avoidable, known ballot design issue that ended up voiding the candidate choices of 12,000 voters.
VIDEO: Tom Courbat, director of Save R Vote (and also EDA Coordinator for Election Monitoring) addressed the Joint Legislative hearing in Los Angeles, March 7, about problems he observed in Riverside County in the Feb. 5 primary election.
Recount Appeal Filed in New Hampshire Primary [8]
GOP Candidate Albert Howard Files Recount Appeal with NH Ballot Law Commission
Petition of Appeal, noted violations, and weaknesses in NH recount cited below
Petition of Appeal to the Ballot Law Commission
c/o Office of the Secretary of State, William Gardner
State House
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
by Albert Howard, Republican candidate for President of the United States
New Hampshire Primary Election of January 8th, 2008
Date: February 15, 2008
Petitioner: Albert Howard, Pro Se 710 Apple St. Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1750
Subject of Petition: Appeal of results of the Presidential Primary recount completed February 11, 2008; examination of contested ballots in that recount.
Relief Requested: That the Ballot Law Commission and the Secretary of State’s office disclaim any opinion on the accuracy of the Presidential primary election AND the statewide Republican recount because checks and balances to maintain the integrity of the ballots and the total counts were either not followed, or not in place.
Introduction:
New Hampshire has the distinct honor of having the first Presidential primary in the country and has always been viewed as a model state because of its election system and methodology of holding elections in an open, transparent fashion. I, for one, thank you for keeping the tradition of being one of the few states in the country that still has a paper ballot for every person who votes. Your standards for transparency and support of the democratic process are admirable and much appreciated.
Petition of Appeal to the Ballot Law Commission by Albert Howard, Republican candidate for President of the United States Subject of Petition: Appeal of results of the Presidential Primary recount completed February 11, 2008; examination of contested ballots in that recount. Relief Requested: That the Ballot Law Commission and the Secretary of State’s office disclaim any opinion on the accuracy of the Presidential primary election AND the statewide Republican recount because checks and balances to maintain the integrity of the ballots and the total counts were either not followed, or not in place. Introduction: New Hampshire has the distinct honor of having the first Presidential primary in the country and has always been viewed as a model state because of its election system and methodology of holding elections in an open, transparent fashion. I, for one, thank you for keeping the tradition of being one of the few states in the country that still has a paper ballot for every person who votes. Your standards for transparency and support of the democratic process are admirable and much appreciated.GOP Candidate Albert Howard Files Recount Appeal with NH Ballot Law Commission
Petition of Appeal, noted violations, and weaknesses in NH recount cited below
c/o Office of the Secretary of State, William Gardner
State House
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
New Hampshire Primary Election of January 8th, 2008
Date: February 15, 2008
Petitioner: Albert Howard, Pro Se 710 Apple St. Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1750
Vote Paper Not Vapor: Circulate the CA Tangible Ballots Initiative [10]
TANGIBLE BALLOT INITIATIVE NEEDS YOUR HELP NOW
TBI Removes Direct Electronic Recording (DRE) Machines from the Legal Definition of a 'Ballot'
Scroll down for Links, Instructions, and the TBI Pledge
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 6, 2008
WHAT
The Tangible Ballot Initiative ensures by law that a paper ballot MUST be the ballot of record, and that electronic voting machines are NOT any longer considered a ballot (as they are under current law). It takes the uncertainty out of the process based on who is Secretary of State.
WHY AND WHEN AND HOW
There probably is nothing more significant the Election Integrity Community can do this year, as a group, in California, than working together to put the Tangible Ballot Initiative (http://www.tangibleballot.com [12]) on the ballot. To accomplish this, we have to muster every resource we can possibly engage during the next six weeks. Yes, six weeks! By April 17, 2008 our petitions must be downloaded, signed by nearly 500,000 registered voters in California and mailed for processing. The final submission ROV deadline is April 24th, but we need time for mail and processing.
This can be done, but only with the sheer will and dedication by the election integrity community and our friends, families, allies, co-workers and groups to whom we belong. We must drive thousands of voters to the www.tangibleballot.com [13] Web site and motivate everyone to download the petition. And then, each person simply needs to obtain the maximum 17 registered voters' signatures on each petition, hold it or mail it in, and then get 17 more, etc.
TANGIBLE BALLOT INITIATIVE NEEDS YOUR HELP NOW
TBI Removes Direct Electronic Recording (DRE) Machines from the Legal Definition of a 'Ballot'
Scroll down for Links, Instructions, and the TBI Pledge
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 6, 2008
WHAT
The Tangible Ballot Initiative ensures by law that a paper ballot MUST be the ballot of record, and that electronic voting machines are NOT any longer considered a ballot (as they are under current law). It takes the uncertainty out of the process based on who is Secretary of State.
WHY AND WHEN AND HOW
There probably is nothing more significant the Election Integrity Community can do this year, as a group, in California, than working together to put the Tangible Ballot Initiative (http://www.tangibleballot.com [12]) on the ballot. To accomplish this, we have to muster every resource we can possibly engage during the next six weeks. Yes, six weeks! By April 17, 2008 our petitions must be downloaded, signed by nearly 500,000 registered voters in California and mailed for processing. The final submission ROV deadline is April 24th, but we need time for mail and processing.
This can be done, but only with the sheer will and dedication by the election integrity community and our friends, families, allies, co-workers and groups to whom we belong. We must drive thousands of voters to the www.tangibleballot.com [13] Web site and motivate everyone to download the petition. And then, each person simply needs to obtain the maximum 17 registered voters' signatures on each petition, hold it or mail it in, and then get 17 more, etc.
Impeachment Resolution Coming to NH State Legislature This Week [14]
Original source at: http://www.democracyfornewhampshire.com/node/view/5517 [16]
NH impeachment resolution comes up for House vote (HB24)
A state legislative petition for Congress to commence impeachment proceedings
New Hampshire's House Resolution 24, an effort to commence impeachment procedures in the US Congress is part of a history-making effort originating from Thomas Jefferson's Manual, Sec 603.
To read the full text of the resolution, see http://www.electiondefensealliance.org/NH_HR24_impeachment_resolution
When HR 24 passes the New Hampshire House, it will be enacted as a petition, transmitted to Congress as a directive from the State level to the U.S. Congress, bypassing the gridlock of Washington DC politics.
Only passage inthe New Hampshire House is needed to commence impeachment in the US Congress.
The New Hampshire House of Representative's "full" House Vote is scheduled tentatively in this week's New Hampshire House Session. The exact date and time is yet to be determined, but it's likely the vote will either be Wednesday, March 5th or March 12th. The House is in regular session on Wednesdays, but may add a day in the case of a full schedule.
Representative Betty Hall, author of the resolution, needs huge support from across the nation for this measure to succeed. We ask you to send your message to the legislators of New Hampshire telling them for the sake our country, vote in the affirmative for HR 24!
Send your messages to: I.Support.HR24[at]gmail[dot]com [17]
MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS RELEASED
MAJORITY: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Original source at: http://www.democracyfornewhampshire.com/node/view/5517 [16] A state legislative petition for Congress to commence impeachment proceedings New Hampshire's House Resolution 24, an effort to commence impeachment procedures in the US Congress is part of a history-making effort originating from Thomas Jefferson's Manual, Sec 603. To read the full text of the resolution, see http://www.electiondefensealliance.org/NH_HR24_impeachment_resolution When HR 24 passes the New Hampshire House, it will be enacted as a petition, transmitted to Congress as a directive from the State level to the U.S. Congress, bypassing the gridlock of Washington DC politics. Only passage inthe New Hampshire House is needed to commence impeachment in the US Congress. The New Hampshire House of Representative's "full" House Vote is scheduled tentatively in this week's New Hampshire House Session. The exact date and time is yet to be determined, but it's likely the vote will either be Wednesday, March 5th or March 12th. The House is in regular session on Wednesdays, but may add a day in the case of a full schedule. Representative Betty Hall, author of the resolution, needs huge support from across the nation for this measure to succeed. We ask you to send your message to the legislators of New Hampshire telling them for the sake our country, vote in the affirmative for HR 24! Send your messages to: I.Support.HR24[at]gmail[dot]com [17] MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS RELEASED MAJORITY: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
NH impeachment resolution comes up for House vote (HB24)
Actions for Super Tuesday and Beyond [18]
What You Can Do to Defend the Vote on Super Tuesday
1. Vote
2. Voter Education at the Polls
3. Record Precinct Data at Close of Polls
4. Monitor the Central Count at your County Elections Department
1. VOTE
(of course!)
Voting in person in your local precinct is always the best policy.
If you have an absentee (mail-in) ballot that you haven't already mailed, walk it in to your local polling site, or take it in person to the county election department.
2. VOTER EDUCATION at the POLLS
If you can "work the polls," election day is a great opportunity for effective voter education. (See informational flyer download links).
To avoid the appearance of "electioneering" you will have to meet voters 150 feet beyond the poll entrance. (See further notes below).
Sure it can be daunting -- talking to fellow citizens about democracy, and the government we share responsibility for.
But it is necessary!
Take along a friend or two and suddenly, it's not so hard.
You will find it is one of the most satisfying civic action experiences you've ever had.
Try it -- you'll like it. Trust us on this.
INFORMATION SHEETS you can download, print, and hand out to voters:
a. How Do You Know? (handbill)
http://www.electiondefensealliance.org/files/HowDoYouKnow.pdf [20]
8 mini-handbills per sheet. Photocopy and slice along cutlines.
Color gets attention! Color copies cost about 50 cents. Otherwise, B&W will do.
b. VOTERS' "TOP 10" 411
What the Corporate Newsmedia Aren't Telling You About Elections and Your Vote
http://www.electiondefensealliance.org/files/EDA_Top10_rev020508.pdf [21]
The "Top 10" factsheet above can be printed back-to-back with the election integrity volunteer form below:
(of course!) Sure it can be daunting -- talking to fellow citizens about democracy, and the government we share responsibility for. Take along a friend or two and suddenly, it's not so hard. INFORMATION SHEETS you can download, print, and hand out to voters: a. How Do You Know? (handbill) 8 mini-handbills per sheet. Photocopy and slice along cutlines. b. VOTERS' "TOP 10" 411 The "Top 10" factsheet above can be printed back-to-back with the election integrity volunteer form below:What You Can Do to Defend the Vote on Super Tuesday
1. Vote
2. Voter Education at the Polls
3. Record Precinct Data at Close of Polls
4. Monitor the Central Count at your County Elections Department1. VOTE
Voting in person in your local precinct is always the best policy.
If you have an absentee (mail-in) ballot that you haven't already mailed, walk it in to your local polling site, or take it in person to the county election department.
2. VOTER EDUCATION at the POLLS
If you can "work the polls," election day is a great opportunity for effective voter education. (See informational flyer download links).
To avoid the appearance of "electioneering" you will have to meet voters 150 feet beyond the poll entrance. (See further notes below).
But it is necessary!
You will find it is one of the most satisfying civic action experiences you've ever had.
Try it -- you'll like it. Trust us on this.
http://www.electiondefensealliance.org/files/HowDoYouKnow.pdf [20]
Color gets attention! Color copies cost about 50 cents. Otherwise, B&W will do.
What the Corporate Newsmedia Aren't Telling You About Elections and Your Vote
http://www.electiondefensealliance.org/files/EDA_Top10_rev020508.pdf [21]
Pima Supervisors Vote to Disclose Election Databases [22]
Bookmark for daily updates on Pima Election Integrity Trial: http://arizona.typepad.com/blog/pima.html [24]
VICTORY!
Today the Pima County Supervisors voted to release the entire database series from 2006 primary, general, and RTA elections.
See today's report from "Blog for Arizona" (Michael Bryan) crossposted at the EDA Blog [25].
Congratulations to all involved, and particularly to John Brakey for spearheading this precedent-setting effort.
Also See Arizona Press Accounts of Today's Action: Click here
[26]
Tucson TV News Video Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9iXJahaGmk [27]
Jan. 8 Action: Lobby the Pima County Supervisors
(addresses below)
The County Attorney has filed an apparently unauthorized notice of appeal, presumably purely on the word of County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry, or on the initiative of the County Attorney's office itself.
Only the Board of Supervisors has the authority to decide whether to appeal the court's ruling, and they haven't yet met to make any decision on the matter.
Tuesday morning January 8, 2007 we will present affidavits and letters from renowned computer scientists and election integrity activists stating that releasing these databases cannot harm national security as Chuck Huckelberry and his lawyers claim.
Copies of the supporting declarations may be downloaded from the links at the foot of this article.
Pima County Administration Building
130 W. Congress Street
First Floor Meeting Room
Election Trial item early on agenda
Please arrive by 9:00 a.m.
Bookmark for daily updates on Pima Election Integrity Trial: http://arizona.typepad.com/blog/pima.html [24] See today's report from "Blog for Arizona" (Michael Bryan) crossposted at the EDA Blog [25]. [26] Tucson TV News Video Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9iXJahaGmk [27] (addresses below)
VICTORY!
Today the Pima County Supervisors voted to release the entire database series from 2006 primary, general, and RTA elections.
Congratulations to all involved, and particularly to John Brakey for spearheading this precedent-setting effort.
Also See Arizona Press Accounts of Today's Action: Click here
Jan. 8 Action: Lobby the Pima County Supervisors
The County Attorney has filed an apparently unauthorized notice of appeal, presumably purely on the word of County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry, or on the initiative of the County Attorney's office itself.
Only the Board of Supervisors has the authority to decide whether to appeal the court's ruling, and they haven't yet met to make any decision on the matter.
Tuesday morning January 8, 2007 we will present affidavits and letters from renowned computer scientists and election integrity activists stating that releasing these databases cannot harm national security as Chuck Huckelberry and his lawyers claim.
Copies of the supporting declarations may be downloaded from the links at the foot of this article.
Pima County Administration Building
130 W. Congress Street
First Floor Meeting Room
Election Trial item early on agenda
Please arrive by 9:00 a.m.
Let the People Count [28]
Had Enough of "Faith-Based" Elections Entrusted to a Corporate Machine?
Tell Congress and the Media You Want Paper Ballots Counted By Hand in The Precincts
Click Here [30] for a quick, one-click way to write
your U.S. Senators, your Representative, and your regional newspaper all at once.
We provide a sample letter you can adapt to make your own. Copy, paste, alter, and add what you want to say.
Click here to Act [31]
When you're done, you can click a link to see the messages other citizens have sent.
Want to do more?
Volunteer to hand-count ballots in your local precinct: Click here to Join the I Count Corps [32]
Click Here [30] for a quick, one-click way to write We provide a sample letter you can adapt to make your own. Copy, paste, alter, and add what you want to say. Click here to Act [31] When you're done, you can click a link to see the messages other citizens have sent. Volunteer to hand-count ballots in your local precinct: Click here to Join the I Count Corps [32]
Had Enough of "Faith-Based" Elections Entrusted to a Corporate Machine?
Tell Congress and the Media You Want Paper Ballots Counted By Hand in The Precincts
your U.S. Senators, your Representative, and your regional newspaper all at once.Want to do more?
UPDATED New Hampshire 2008 Primary Analysis [33]
This page is an evolving compilation of citizen investigation of the highly suspicious New Hampshire primary voting results. We are borrowing and synthesizing from many sources cited and credited here. See links to all additional NH primary articles at foot of this page.
Monday, Jan. 21: Correcting Factual Errors in Salon: "Was the New Hampshire Vote Stolen?"
[35]
by Bruce O'Dell and Theron Horton, Election Defense Alliance
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Friday, January 18: See today's EDA Blog [36] entry:
The Outsourced, Unaccountable New Hampshire Election System
[37] and Implications for the Recounts
by Bruce O'Dell, EDA Co-Coordinator for Election Analysis
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RECOUNTS of all Democratic and Republican ballots cast in the New Hampshire primary are underway.
January 16th: In a telephone conversation with Nancy Swett of the New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office at 3:02 p.m. (EST) today, it was confirmed that the required prepayment for the hand-recount of all Democratic Party ballots cast has been received.
Status regarding the receipt for the prepayment of the Republican recount remains unclear at this time.
Those who would like to express appreciation to the Kucinich campaign for taking this stand for national election integrity may read more here:
Kucinich Campaign Files and Pays for Recount of NH Democratic Primary [38]
This page is an evolving compilation of citizen investigation of the highly suspicious New Hampshire primary voting results. We are borrowing and synthesizing from many sources cited and credited here. See links to all additional NH primary articles at foot of this page.
Monday, Jan. 21: Correcting Factual Errors in Salon: "Was the New Hampshire Vote Stolen?"
[35]
by Bruce O'Dell and Theron Horton, Election Defense Alliance
==================
Friday, January 18: See today's EDA Blog [36] entry:
The Outsourced, Unaccountable New Hampshire Election System
[37] and Implications for the Recounts
by Bruce O'Dell, EDA Co-Coordinator for Election Analysis January 16th: In a telephone conversation with Nancy Swett of the New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office at 3:02 p.m. (EST) today, it was confirmed that the required prepayment for the hand-recount of all Democratic Party ballots cast has been received. Status regarding the receipt for the prepayment of the Republican recount remains unclear at this time. Those who would like to express appreciation to the Kucinich campaign for taking this stand for national election integrity may read more here:
==================
RECOUNTS of all Democratic and Republican ballots cast in the New Hampshire primary are underway.
Kucinich Campaign Files and Pays for Recount of NH Democratic Primary [38]
Fingerprints Of Election Theft [39]
Fingerprints Of Election Theft: Were Competitive Contests Targeted?
Comparison Between Exit Poll and Vote Count Disparities in Competitive vs. Noncompetitive Contests in Election 2006
Jonathan Simon, JD, Bruce O’Dell, Dale Tavris, PhD, Josh Mitteldorf, PhD1
Election Defense Alliance
Abstract
In this report, we describe results from a telephone poll conducted the night of the national election of November, 2006. The poll methodology was explicitly designed to detect partisan manipulation of the vote count, and to separate evidence for manipulation from poll sampling bias. Our premise was that politically motivated tampering would target races that were projected to be competitive, while the perpetrators would be less motivated to interfere in races that were not projected to be close. Designing our poll to be maximally sensitive to such a pattern, we selected 16 counties around the country where, of the three most prominent races (Governor, Senator or US House), there was at least one competitive contest and one noncompetitive contest. In our study, the responses of the same group of respondents were compared to official election results for pairs of races, one competitive and one noncompetitive. We used paired data analysis to compare discrepancies between poll and official count for these matched pairs. Our results revealed much larger discrepancies in competitive than in noncompetitive races (p<0.007), suggesting manipulation that consistently favored Republican candidates. We also found a linear relationship between the size of the pro-Republican disparity and the tightness of the election (p<0.000022). These results corroborate analyses published elsewhere, also suggesting significant vote manipulation in favor of Republican candidates in the November, 2006 election.
Fingerprints Of Election Theft: Were Competitive Contests Targeted?
Jonathan Simon, JD, Bruce O’Dell, Dale Tavris, PhD, Josh Mitteldorf, PhD1
Election Defense Alliance
Abstract
In this report, we describe results from a telephone poll conducted the night of the national election of November, 2006. The poll methodology was explicitly designed to detect partisan manipulation of the vote count, and to separate evidence for manipulation from poll sampling bias. Our premise was that politically motivated tampering would target races that were projected to be competitive, while the perpetrators would be less motivated to interfere in races that were not projected to be close. Designing our poll to be maximally sensitive to such a pattern, we selected 16 counties around the country where, of the three most prominent races (Governor, Senator or US House), there was at least one competitive contest and one noncompetitive contest. In our study, the responses of the same group of respondents were compared to official election results for pairs of races, one competitive and one noncompetitive. We used paired data analysis to compare discrepancies between poll and official count for these matched pairs. Our results revealed much larger discrepancies in competitive than in noncompetitive races (p<0.007), suggesting manipulation that consistently favored Republican candidates. We also found a linear relationship between the size of the pro-Republican disparity and the tightness of the election (p<0.000022). These results corroborate analyses published elsewhere, also suggesting significant vote manipulation in favor of Republican candidates in the November, 2006 election.