transparent elections nc - Election Integrity - Defend Our Union2024-03-29T13:25:30Zhttps://defendourunion.org/ei/feed/tag/transparent+elections+ncThe Poll Tape Project, with Transparent Elections NChttps://defendourunion.org/ei/the-poll-tape-project-with-transparent-elections-nc2022-07-11T05:45:08.000Z2022-07-11T05:45:08.000ZDavene Meehanhttps://defendourunion.org/members/DaveneMeehan<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10635472286?profile=RESIZE_180x180&width=133"></div><div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><a href="https://www.transparentelectionsnc.org/poll-tape-project-nc" target="_blank">#PollTapeProject#ValidateTheVote</a></span></p><div id="block-437779f483fdf568a95d" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h3><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">These are the people’s elections & we need your help verifying the receipts.</span></h3><h4><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">When & Where:</span></h4><ul><li><h4>At precinct polling locations on election day prior to opening (6am) & right after polls close (7:30pm)</h4></li><li><h4>At Board of Elections offices/warehouses on election night at 7:30 pm</h4></li><li><h4>After logic & accuracy testing</h4></li><li><h4>As soon after election as possible to image all tapes that weren’t imaged, yet</h4></li></ul><h4><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">Why: </span><br /> watch 1 min video below to understand why the public should verify the zero tapes and results tapes<br /> read Justice Department</h4><h4><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">How: </span><br /> 1. Read through ALL the information on this page<br /> 2. Watch video of how to use the ‘Actual Vote’ app<br /> 3. Download <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/actual-vote/id1499733603" target="_blank"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent">Actual Vote for iPhone</span></a><span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent"> or </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=democracycounts.actualvote.android" target="_blank"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent">Actual Vote for Android</span></a> <br /> 4. Print <a href="https://www.transparentelectionsnc.org/s/Legal-Sheet-Validate-the-Vote-1.pdf" target="_blank">legal statutes</a> and <a href="https://www.transparentelectionsnc.org/s/Affidavit_PollTapeProject.pdf" target="_blank">affidavit form</a><br /> 5. Register in advance for training session - we will use app on grocery receipts for practice at training<br /> 6. Test app at training session by using a cash register receipt *<span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent">.<br /> 7. Schedule a time at county BOE office to image tapes from previous elections and logic & accuracy tests<br /> 8. Image zero & results tapes on election day and election evening<br /> </span><a href="https://av.democracycounts.org/" target="_blank"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent">All the tapes will be accessible</span></a><span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent"> by the public after they are uploaded</span></h4><h3><br /> <span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">NEXT Poll Tape Project TRAINING <br /> Saturday, July 16, 2022 <br /> 9:30am - 11am<br /> Registration link: </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqcu6rpjkjGtfXNE6QjokgLbiNsOZpH3OG" target="_blank"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">Zoom Meeting link</span></a></h3></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652468654342_218757" class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-5 span-5"><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1656345951226_23266" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><p>POLL TAPES DID NOT MATCH</p><h4>Susan Pynchon, founder of <a href="https://www.ffec.org/" target="_blank">Florida Fair Elections Coalition</a>, shows why the public should verify that totals on the results poll tape match the vote totals that are reported to the state. This short clip is from the documentary "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Democracy-Bev-Harris/dp/B01LX1WH9E" target="_blank">Hacking Democracy</a>". Although the documentary is older, the same type of technology with the same vulnerabilities are still in use throughout the US and in NC.<iframe id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_81" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pSK77HNxFxI?wmode=opaque&enablejsapi=1" width="854" height="480" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></h4></div></div></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1655906699602_28075" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h3><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">Why should we observe/photograph the zero & results poll tapes?</span></h3><p class="sqsrte-large"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent">PRESS RELEASE:</span><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent"><br /> </span><span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent">US ATTORNEY’S OFFICE IN EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA<br /> </span><a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/former-us-congressman-and-philadelphia-political-operative-pleads-guilty-election-fraud" target="_blank"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent">Former U.S. Congressman and Philadelphia Political Operative Pleads Guilty to Election Fraud Charges</span></a></p><h4><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">Here is one instance where insider fraud may have been detected had the public made an effort to observe/photograph the zero & results tapes.</span></h4><p class="sqsrte-large"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent">PRESS RELEASE:</span><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent"><br /> </span><span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent">DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE <br /> </span><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-issues-guidance-federal-statutes-regarding-voting-methods-and-post" target="_blank"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent">Justice Department Issues Guidance on Federal Statutes Regarding Voting Methods and Post-Election “Audits”.</span></a></p><h4><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">Find out if your county and state illegally destroying election records. <br /> When a ballot is scanned, the tabulator takes an image of the ballot and the software creates a cast vote record (CVR) of each ballot and then allocates votes into a cast vote record database (CVR-DB). The zero & results tapes will show if your county is saving or destroying ballot images. According to the Justice Department, it is illegal to destroy ballot images and CVRs.</span></h4></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1655907160264_12877" class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652472726680_38701" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h2>Actual Vote App</h2></div></div><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_116" class="row sqs-row"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_115" class="col sqs-col-5 span-5"><div id="block-b7f74b9af860594af74e" class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_114" class="sqs-block-content"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_113" class="image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_111" class="image-block-wrapper"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_110" class="sqs-image-shape-container-element <br /> has-aspect-ratio<br"><img class="thumb-image loaded" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4a8d9637f41245999e6b5f/1604893485078-T8G96LX5JSNBCR6WU4WA/2563.jpg?format=750w" alt="top portion of poll tape from Nov 2020 election" /></div></div><div class="image-caption"><p><em>example of results poll tape from Nov 2020 election</em></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652158718126_9426"><div><h4>Images uploaded to the Actual Vote app are posted publicly soon after they are uploaded.<br /> <br /> Many results tapes have already been posted from NC counties for the 2020 election and can be found at: <a href="https://av.democracycounts.org/" target="_blank">https://av.democracycounts.org</a><br /> <br /> We have volunteers who check the totals of every tape uploaded via the app and compare those with the totals the State BOE reports to the public.<br /> <br /> Additionally, we verify other valuable information:<br /> date, precinct, serial number of machine, total vote count, total protected count, over-votes and under-votes, vote totals, software version numbers, etc.</h4></div></div></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652509343351_67191" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h4>Along with the poll tapes, the tabulators also have USB sticks that contains the electronic vote totals. These totals are loaded onto the county Election Management System (EMS) at the county BOE building on election night.</h4><h4>Sometimes errors occur when the USB sticks containing vote totals are loaded onto the EMS. Hacking, computer glitches, or even bugs can alter the electronic vote totals. The public gains confidence in the outcome when we are able to verify the vote count at all levels.</h4><h4>*Caveat about Actual Vote App<span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent"><br /> Right now the app is set up for GA elections. NC can and should continue to use the app. Just fill in the precinct name and number and ignore the GA specific fields. The images will all go to the same place online and have NC only information.</span></h4></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652472726680_47797" class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652506459641_19157" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><p class="sqsrte-large">ELECTION MORNING<br /> 6:00 am</p><p>GO TO ANY <span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">PRECINCT POLLING LOCATION</span><br /> 1. Hand the Chief Judge, Judges, or poll workers this <a href="https://www.transparentelectionsnc.org/s/Legal-Sheet-Validate-the-Vote-1.pdf" target="_blank">legal information sheet</a>. <br /> 2. Ask to be let in to see the zero tape being generated and to see the process of ensuring that no votes are already loaded into the system, either physically or digitally.<br /> 2. Take a video of the process, including the tabulator, as it is printing the zero tape. There is no photographic prohibition of this public process since there are not yet voters inside the polling location. Make sure to not interrupt the process in any way.<br /> 5. Take a video of the tabulator as it is printing out the zero poll tape.<br /> 6. Use the Actual Vote App to take a photo or short video of the zero tape. <br /> 7. The zero tape should not be removed (torn off) from the scanner until after tabulation of votes and printing of results tape(s).<br /> 8. If you are denied entry into the voting enclosure, do NOT try to go inside without permission from a poll worker. Remain calm and video tape or audio record your interaction if possible. Remember, do not lose civility! Stay calm and be polite.<br /> 9. <a href="https://www.transparentelectionsnc.org/s/Affidavit_PollTapeProject.pdf" target="_blank">Fill out this affidavit form</a> and send via email to Lynn at TransaparentElectionsNC(at)gmail.com.<br /> 10. <a href="https://www.transparentelectionsnc.org/s/CBE_Form_ComplaintAgainstCBEMember.pdf" target="_blank">Consider filing a formal complaint</a> against the county BOE where your right to observe was denied.</p></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652507506784_16628" class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652507506784_18763" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><p class="sqsrte-large">ELECTION EVENING<br /> 7:15 pm (15 min before polls close)</p><p>GO TO ANY <span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">PRECINCT POLLING LOCATION</span><br /> 1. Get in line after the last voter - stay outside the voting enclosure at this time.<br /> 2. Hand the Chief Judge, Judges or poll workers the <a href="https://www.transparentelectionsnc.org/s/Legal-Sheet-Validate-the-Vote-1.pdf" target="_blank">legal information sheet</a> in case their county did not inform them of the public's right to witness the vote count.<br /> 3. Let them know you are not there to vote, but are there to see the tabulation of votes. Let them know you will wait outside until the last voter has placed their ballot in the scanner and left the voting enclosure. Ask that a poll worker come let you inside once the last voter has left so that you can “witness the vote count”.<br /> 4. It is okay to take a video or the process, including the tabulator, as it prints the results tape. There is no photographic prohibition of that public process since there are no longer voters inside the polling location. Make sure to not interrupt the process in any way.<br /> 5. Use the Actual Vote App to take a video of the results poll tape after it has been printed. <br /> 6. If you are denied entry into the voting enclosure, do NOT try to go inside without permission from a poll worker. Remain calm and video tape or audio record your interaction if possible. Remember, do not lose civility! Stay calm and be polite - it’s already been a long day for poll workers, who may not have been informed about your right to observe.<br /> 7. <a href="https://www.transparentelectionsnc.org/s/Affidavit_PollTapeProject.pdf" target="_blank">Fill out this affidavit form</a> and send via email to Lynn at TransaparentElectionsNC(at)gmail.com.<br /> 8. <a href="https://www.transparentelectionsnc.org/s/CBE_Form_ComplaintAgainstCBEMember.pdf" target="_blank">Consider filing a formal complaint</a> against the county BOE where your right to observe was denied.</p></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652507909519_64617" class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652507909519_65281" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><p class="sqsrte-large">ELECTION EVENING<br /> 7:30 pm or later</p><p>GO TO <span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS</span> BUILDING/WAREHOUSE<br /> Counties can legally begin to tabulate votes from early voting sites and absentee ballots starting at 2pm on election day. Once tabulation occurs, the tabulator generates a results poll tape That tape has all the vote totals from early voting, including the number of over-votes, under-votes, as well as tabulator configuration information. Those tapes become public record after the polls close on election night. Unfortunately, Wake County BOEs kicks everyone out after printing the tapes/reports at 2pm and will not allow the public to stay until the polls close to view/photo/video the tapes. The next time we are allowed in is during the canvass.</p><p>1. Go to the BOE meeting held on election night.<br /> 2. Make sure to not interrupt the process in any way.<br /> 3. Ask to see the early voting poll tapes & absentee tapes/reports. It may be too hectic for the ED to set up a space for viewing poll tapes.<br /> 4. Use the Actual Vote App to take a video of the results poll tapes. <br /> 5. If you are denied seeing the tapes. Remember, do not lose civility! Stay calm and be polite.<br /> 6. Ask when you can come back to image all the poll tapes/reports. This should be done as close to the election as possible.</p></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652511079935_13193" class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652468654342_165501" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h4><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">YOU HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO WITNESS THE VOTE COUNT</span></h4><h4>Transparent Elections NC has been trying to get a clarification from the State Board of Elections & some county BOEs to ensure that their poll workers understand the public’s right to observe the opening of the polls and closing of the polls. Here is a letter from TENC to SBE from October 2020asking for clarification.<br /> No response was ever given. It’s been 2 years.</h4></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652519551119_59035" class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_142" class="row sqs-row"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_141" class="col sqs-col-6 span-6"><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652159250682_6692" class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_140" class="sqs-block-content"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_139" class="image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_137" class="image-block-wrapper"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_136" class="sqs-image-shape-container-element <br /> has-aspect-ratio<br"><img class="thumb-image loaded" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4a8d9637f41245999e6b5f/70b6c460-7348-421a-b46b-f7636b330603/24+OCT+2020+Letterto+SBE+for+clarification.png?format=750w" alt="" /></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_161" class="col sqs-col-6 span-6"><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652159250682_9346" class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_160" class="sqs-block-content"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_159" class="image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_157" class="image-block-wrapper"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516881499_156" class="sqs-image-shape-container-element <br /> has-aspect-ratio<br"><img class="thumb-image loaded" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4a8d9637f41245999e6b5f/ccc2fc3f-6d88-4fef-af81-efd3054c718c/24OCT2020+Letter+to+SBE+for+clarification+p2.png?format=750w" alt="" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652519867313_13039" class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652520169868_25063" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h4>PUBLIC OBSERVATION LAWS<br /> NC General Statutes, NC Administrative Code, & NC STEPPS Manual</h4><h4><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">OPENING OF THE PRECINCT POLLING LOCATION:</span></h4><h4><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent"><em>NC Administrative Code </em></span><a href="http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2008%20-%20elections/chapter%2004%20-%20voting%20equipment/08%20ncac%2004%20.0304.pdf"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent"><em>08 NCAC 04 .0304</em></span></a></h4><ol><li><h4><em>Prior to the opening of the polls, the precinct officials shall open the voting system and examine the ballot for accuracy and examine the counters or other method to determine there is a zero balance. Any persons interested in viewing this procedure may observe but shall not interfere or impede the process.</em><em> </em></h4></li></ol><h4><em>If the system prints a zero tape or other paper document, the document shall be maintained and secured in the manner prescribed by the manufacturer and the county board of elections.</em></h4></div></div><div id="block-17b491f130c1d06f2e81" class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652519551119_59113" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h4><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">CLOSING OF THE PRECINCT POLLING LOCATION:</span></h4><h4><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent"><em>NC General Statutes </em></span><a href="https://www.ncleg.gov/enactedlegislation/statutes/pdf/bychapter/chapter_163.pdf"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent"><em>§ 163-182.2. Initial counting of official ballots.</em></span></a></h4><h4><em>(a) The initial counting of official ballots shall be conducted according to the following principles:</em></h4><h4><em> (1) Vote counting at the precinct shall occur immediately after the polls close and shall be continuous until completed.<br /> (2) Vote counting at the precinct shall be conducted with the participation of precinct officials of all political parties then present. Vote counting at the county board of elections shall be conducted in the presence or under the supervision of board members of all political parties then present.<br /> </em><em>(3) Any member of the public wishing to witness the vote count at any level shall be allowed to do so. No witness shall interfere with the orderly counting of the official ballots. Witnesses shall not participate in the official counting of official ballots.</em></h4><h4><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent"><em>NC Administrative Code </em></span><a href="http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2008%20-%20elections/chapter%2010%20-%20ballot%20rotation%20rules%20for%20primary%20election%20ballots/subchapter%20b/08%20ncac%2010b%20.0105.pdf"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent"><em>08 NCAC 10B .0105</em></span></a><em><br /> </em><em>(h) The counting of the ballots shall be made in the presence of the precinct election officials and witnesses and observers who are present and desire to observe the count.</em><em> <br /> (i) As soon as the votes have been counted and the precinct returns certified, the chief judge, or one of the judges selected by the chief judge, shall do the following:</em><em> (1) report the total precinct vote for each ballot item to the witnesses and observers who are present</em><em>.</em></h4><h4><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent"><em>NC Administrative Code </em></span><a href="http://ncrules.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2008%20-%20elections/chapter%2006%20-%20partisan%20elections/subchapter%20b/subchapter%20b%20rules.pdf"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent"><em>08 NCAC 06B .0105</em></span></a><em><br /> </em><em>(d) When the counting is completed the chief judge or his or her designee shall </em><em>verbally announce the results at the precinct.</em></h4><h4><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent"><em>NC </em></span><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent"><em>STEPPS Manual: Ballot Counting</em></span><em><br /> </em><em>7. Any member of the public wishing to witness the vote count at any level shall be allowed to do so. No witness shall interfere with the orderly counting of the official ballots. Witnesses shall not participate in the official counting of official ballots. </em><em>The precinct facility should not be locked so as to prevent public access to the count.</em></h4><p> _______________</p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}10635481491,RESIZE_400x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}10635481491,RESIZE_400x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="10635481491?profile=RESIZE_400x" width="379" /></a></p></div></div></div>Transparent Elections NChttps://defendourunion.org/ei/transparent-elections-nc2022-07-11T05:22:56.000Z2022-07-11T05:22:56.000ZDavene Meehanhttps://defendourunion.org/members/DaveneMeehan<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10635414479?profile=RESIZE_180x180&width=133"></div><div><p><a href="https://www.transparentelectionsnc.org/" target="_blank">About Transparent Elections NC</a></p><div id="block-6c95438198dfe2b4d8a5" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h2>Our mission is to confirm that every eligible vote is counted as the voter intended by working with elections officials to ensure that elections are secure, transparent, robustly audited, and publicly verified.</h2></div></div><div id="block-2b54d32068c0e98458bf" class="sqs-block button-block sqs-block-button"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516199512_162" class="sqs-block-content"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516199512_161" class="sqs-block-button-container sqs-block-button-container--center"><a class="sqs-block-button-element--medium sqs-button-element--primary sqs-block-button-element" href="https://www.transparentelectionsnc.org/join-us">Join Us</a></div><div class="sqs-block-button-container sqs-block-button-container--center"><iframe title="The Bald Avenger Show with Guest Lynn Bernstein" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QXlLnZmX3c0" width="555" height="312" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div class="sqs-block-button-container sqs-block-button-container--center"><h3><strong>evidence based elections = confidence in elections</strong></h3><p><strong>“The principle of ‘evidence-based elections’ is that local election officials should not only find the true winner(s) of an election, but they should also provide the electorate convincing evidence that they did.” - Andrew Appel & Philip Stark</strong></p><p><a href="https://georgetownlawtechreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4.2-p523-541-Appel-Stark.pdf">Learn more: Georgetown Law Tech Review "Evidence Based Elections"</a></p><div class="col sqs-col-5 span-5"><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1652987221589_8798" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h2><span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent">PRESS RELEASES</span></h2><p class="sqsrte-large"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent"><strong><em>US ATTORNEY’S OFFICE IN EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA</em></strong><br /></span><a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/former-us-congressman-and-philadelphia-political-operative-pleads-guilty-election-fraud" target="_blank"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent">Former U.S. Congressman and Philadelphia Political Operative Pleads Guilty to Election Fraud Charges</span></a></p><p class="sqsrte-large"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">Here is one instance where insider fraud may have been detected had the public made an effort to observe/photograph the zero & results tapes.</span> </p><p class="sqsrte-large"><strong><em>TRANSPARENT ELECTIONS NC</em></strong><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lZ-C6JkUiLHq3Gu2NEhFG1uYkXoFNCdh/view" target="_blank">Wake County, NC Director of Elections engaging in Harassment, Intimidation & Violation of Citizens’ Constitutional Rights</a></p></div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-6 span-6"><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1655907217624_14119" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h2>BREAKING NEWS</h2><p class="sqsrte-large"><strong><em>CYBERSECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY (CISA)</em></strong><br /><a href="https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-154-01" target="_blank">Vulnerabilities Affecting Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast X.</a></p><p><em>Dominion systems are not currently certified in NC nor used in NC elections</em></p><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1655907217624_57848" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h2>INTERVIEWS</h2></div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-8 span-8"><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1635775109364_155929" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><p><strong>THE BALD AVENGER SHOW<br /><em>Watch interview with TENC Founder, Lynn Bernstein</em></strong></p><p class="sqsrte-small"><strong>"The Bald Avenger" (a.k.a. Jason Sisernos) and Lynn Bernstein discuss why a lack of confidence in election results is a major threat to democracy and what ‘we the people’ can do about it. Lynn also talks about how she became a whistle-blower following the 2020 Primary Election and was subsequently fired as the Lead at-large Observer Coordinator for the Wake County Democratic Party for exposing the illegal ballot processing that was going on in Wake County and throughout NC.</strong></p><p class="sqsrte-small"><strong>Fortunately, after months of advocacy work on Bernstein’s part, the NC State Board of Elections reminded all counties that this long-standing practice of approving, opening and “holding ballots” without scanning them would no longer be allowed, as it violated the NC General Statutes. The law states that ballots must be approved, opened AND scanned in front of the public at the same meeting.</strong></p><p class="sqsrte-small"><strong><iframe title="Election security advocate exposes Wake County, NC's violation of anti-fraud mail ballot protocol." src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/amTvxzyeF7M" width="411" height="310" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></strong></p><p><strong>JENNIFER COHN</strong></p><p class="sqsrte-small">Jennifer Cohn, an election security advocate, political writer and attorney talks with Lynn Bernstein about threats she received from the Wake County Election Director when she went to the Wake Board of Elections building on the night of the 2020 Primary to view the absentee and early voting poll tapes.</p><p class="sqsrte-small">Bernstein has not found another county in the state of NC that prevents the public from observing the vote count on election night. Tabulation is done at 2:00 pm on election day for all early voting sites and all absentee by-by-mail ballots. Those results tapes are not allowed to be shown to the public until the polls close at 7:30pm, but Wake BOE will not allow the public to see the tapes (vote count) when the polls close on election night.</p><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1655907217624_16714" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h2><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent">NCSBE IS ATTEMPTING TO LIMIT ACCESS OF INDEPENDENT EXPERTS’ LEGAL RIGHT TO REVIEW SOURCE CODE & EXAMINE VOTING SYSTEM</span></h2><h4>According to <a href="https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2022/05/12/ess-uses-undergraduate-project-to-lobby-new-york-legislature/" target="_blank">“Freedom to Tinker", in an article by Andrew Appel</a>, it appears that ES&S has allowed grad undergraduate students access to pen test their electronic voting system AND disclose the vulnerabilities that they’ve found.</h4><p class="sqsrte-large"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent"><strong>So why is NCSBE trying to limit experienced election systems experts the ability to do the same?</strong></span></p><p><a href="https://html.scribdassets.com/3w8gusntmo8ofthe/images/1-096c02fcdc.jpg" target="_blank">Poster showing what vulnerabilities the undergraduate students’ found</a></p><p>“The students were interviewed by ES&S, allowed ES&S to inspect their testing site, and then signed a nondisclosure agreement with ES&S. The students made up two attack scenarios, then spent 10 days trying to find attacks. They found some vulnerabilities, but not one that could change votes.”</p><p>______________________</p><p>Transparent elections lists observation opportunities for NC primaries which are passed. Good procedures and advice.</p><p>_______________</p></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1653051616799_7743" class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule"><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1643391270547_8056" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h3><strong>Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities </strong></h3><p><strong>Right after the 2020 Election*, we set out to image all the poll tapes in the state, but we had to put the project on hold several times due to covid. Unfortunately, these tapes will be destroyed in Sept 2022.<br /></strong>Federal Law requires that all election materials be saved for 22 months following any federal election. This means that all the poll tapes are set to be destroyed in Sept 2022. <br /><a href="https://tenc-71-draft.squarespace.com/join-us"><strong>Sign up here to help #ValidateTheVote</strong></a><strong> by imaging poll tapes in your county.<br /></strong><em>*imaging poll tapes will not have any impact on the 2020 election outcome. The tapes are being imaged because they are part of the election record that we routinely get collect post-election. Every tape we imaged in </em><strong><em>Wake County</em></strong><em> for the 2020 election matched what the state reported so we were able to validate the vote for that part of the process.</em></p></div></div><div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1632251927140_18712" class="sqs-block button-block sqs-block-button"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516199512_169" class="sqs-block-content"><div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1657516199512_168" class="sqs-block-button-container sqs-block-button-container--center"><a class="sqs-block-button-element--medium sqs-button-element--primary sqs-block-button-element" href="https://www.transparentelectionsnc.org/join-us">I want to be a public observer</a></div><div class="sqs-block-button-container sqs-block-button-container--center">_______________</div><div class="sqs-block-button-container sqs-block-button-container--center">Other informative pages to click on:</div><div class="sqs-block-button-container sqs-block-button-container--center"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}10635450852,RESIZE_584x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}10635450852,RESIZE_584x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="288" height="308" alt="10635450852?profile=RESIZE_584x" />__________________________</a></div><div class="sqs-block-button-container sqs-block-button-container--center"> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>