Election Integrity

Webinar with Bob Fitrakis, Mimi Kennedy and Lori Grace

Listen to the November call with special guests Washington DC shadow Senator Michael Brown, who will discuss the situation regarding DC statehood and the voter disenfranchisement issue, and Mimi Kennedy of the National Election Integrity Coalition and PDA, as she goes through the reality of voter disenfranchisement across the nation in a state by state analysis. S 1912 is also discussed and endorsed by the team.

Listen to the October call as the team evaluate S 1912, the Native American Voting Rights Act. The team then pivots to discuss the situation in Alabama regarding the disruption of voting access with special guests Pam Miles and Will Boyd.

Listen to this month's call as the team gets into discussion on issues of voting technology, the endorsement of several pieces of federal legislation, and some in-depth state reports on changes in Virginia and California, plus much more.

Listen to this month's call as the team discusses and endorses S1659/HR 2867: The Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015, introduces to a new coalition partner and their 90 for 90 Virginia Voter Registration campaign, along with interesting discussion, updates and state reports.

Listen to this month's call as the team has a heated debate on bill HR 1618 - voting by mail - and whether or not this preserves the integrity of the vote. Also, the team endorses several pieces of new legislation, discusses next steps, and state reports.

Listen to this month's call which includes lively discussion related to the possible integration of this team with the End Corporate Rule and End Mass Criminalization teams, plus a reports on the May Justice Conference (Building an Inclusive Climate Movement to Create Community Change) and the UDC Forum on Voter Suppression and Election Integrity with Andrea Miller, Jonathan Simon and Virginia Martin, and state reports.

Listen to this month's call with special guest, Freda Levenson, Legal Director of the Ohio ACLU, who discusses their case against the state of Ohio to expand voting days and hours. Find out about the incredible gains, as well as what is happening in other states.

Listen to this month's call as the team moves to endorse HR 411, discusses the re-introduction on Rep. John Lewis' HR 12, and talks about the explicit reasons why we will not be endorsing HR 885. Additionally, the 50th anniversary at Selma is discussed, plus state reports with exciting updates from Oregon and California, and concerns being flagged in Illinois and Wisconsin.

A brief re-cap was provided as the team discussed and debated the direction they would head in 2015, particularly in relation to paper ballots. Campaigns were identified, as were coalition partners, potential actions, and additional issues.

Listen to this month's call as the team reviews and edits their priorities moving forward. They then engage in a discussion regarding electronic voting machines vs. paper ballots, and another interesting discussion on judicial elections.

Listen to this month's call as we prepare to roll into the final week of the midterm elections. Election day attorneys and others are consulted as we hear about what's involved in being a poll watcher, how to protect your vote, and how to protect the integrity of the voting process where you are. A great call packed with information that may be important to know at your precinct this election. Also, find out more about progressive slate - who is endorsed, how we endorse, and how you can be involved.

Listen to this month's call with special guest Bob Farrows who talks about the horrific electoral situation in Michigan with breached ballot boxes, more mail-in ballots counted than returned by voters, and other election mayhem. Also, hear from EJ Scott in Virginia as she discusses the problems and barriers voters are currently experiencing throughout the state and some of the strategies they have been using to combat this. Plus, hear about Georgia, Wisconsin, and several others on this incredible call.

Listen to this month's call with special guest Ohio State Rep. Alicia Reece, sponsor of the Ohio Voter Bill of Rights. Rep. Reece will discuss where they are now in the process, what PDA members can do to help and the electoral transition from red to blue. The conversation will encompass voter turnout, how to increase it, the fact that 50 million American women are not voting, and automating voter registration. We will also discuss regressive voting laws heading for your state, how to introduce positive legislation into your General Assembly and state reports.

Listen in this month as we review currently endorsed legislation (S 123/HR 12, HR 280 and HR 281, and HJ Res 44), legislation under consideration (S 2516 and HR 148), and candidate endorsements of Eliott Faucz and Tate McCall.

Listen to this month's call as we endorse HR 292/S 132 New Columbia Admissions Act, which would grant Washington, DC state status, thus, ending their disenfranchisement. This is also the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer, so listen in as we talk about how we move that forward in the 21st century by address voting rights currently, activating the Chicano vote, and via our Credo petition campaign.

Listen to this great call as the team shares what is happening on the ground in states around the nation, discusses plans for addressing it, and prepares to take concrete action on voter suppression and voting irregularities going in the 2014 election.

Discussion of the Democracy Restoration Act - a bill to restore voting rights in Federal elections to people with past felony convictions upon release from prison, plus the challenges we are facing and how we will prepare our communities for the voting law changes taking effect in 2014.

Listen as Andrea Miller leads the call and discusses with the group plans and strategies for getting HR 12, the Voting Empowerment Act, passed.

Excellent, educational and informative call with special guest Efrain Escobedo, the Executive Liaison Officer at the Registrar Recorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County's Office. Efrain will report on the status of LA2019s development and procurement of a new voting system. The process has included the input of a Voting Systems Advisory Panel. The panel established principles they deemed necessary for any new voting system to meet in operation.

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 Commission investigated reports of nationwide trends outlined in a paper published by Francois Choquette and James Johnson. The paper described anomalies found throughout the United States in Republican Presidential Primary election results that always favored Mitt Romney. The favoritism correlated strongly with precinct size, and did not correlate with any other logical choices (such as population density, income levels, race, etc). The paper asked readers to confirm their analysis and report on findings. Mr. Duniho investigated some Arizona races and found similar anomalies.

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 on Voters, Campaign Finance Reform, and other topics the team is following. *Andrea Witte is a Tucson-based marketing professional who donates her messaging talents to progressive activists and organizations to help frame issues so that average citizens can understand them and inoculate themselves against the conventional wisdumb promoted by the right-wing echo chamber and the corporate media. Check out her website for presentations on The Federal Budget, The Congressional Progressive Caucus's "Peoples Budget," and more: http://www.connectthedotsusa.com/ John Brakey is a Tucson-based elections investigator and activist, and a co-founder of http://auditaz.blogspot.com/ and the Election Integrity Committees of the Pima County and Arizona Democratic Party. Bill Risner is the lead attorney for the plaintiffs attempting to gain access to public records of the Pima County Elections Department. We use Chatroll Live Chat during the call. Go to the Clean, Fair, Transparent Elections IOT page at http://www.pdacommunity.org/issues/clean-fair-transparent-elections and scroll down in the right margin and log in to type questions and comments. Request to join our Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/180020675398031/. Join the Clean, Fair, Transparent Elections IOT Google discussion group at http://groups.google.com/group/pdacleanelections/subscribe. Check the Clean, Fair, Transparent Elections IOT page for news and activist resources.

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 attention and energy towards election reform in Wisconsin. With vital recall elections coming up for Republican henchman of Scott Walker, it's imperative that citizens get on the case. Emily Levy: Emily is asking for about 30 volunteers to read the official "minutes" of the recount in Wisconsin's 72 counties and record irregularities into an online spreadsheet in order to make the case for the challenge. We'll see what we can do. We took a quick moment to mention the multi-state Republican voter suppression campaign of passing bills in state legislatures to require voters to provide photo ID at the polls, etc. - also reported at Brad Blog. For more info http://www.bradblog.com/?p=8531 Velvet Revolution - temporarily parked at http://www.protectourelections.org/ while http://velvetrevolution.us/ is being remodeled.