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July 1, 2010
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Election Fraud :
The Undermining of
Democracy in America.
Why it Matters, What to
Do
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I . Endangered Democracy
1.Elections Can Be Stolen
2.Elections Have Been
Stolen
3.Elections Will Continue to
II . Why
Be Stolen
it Matters
A ll o th e r p o litica l e ffo rts d e p e n d
o n it: Y o u ca n n o t w in a t th e b a llo t b o x
n o m a tte r h o w p e rsu a siv e y o u r ca se
A ll o th e r rig h ts d e p e n d o n it:
Privacy , free speech , even habeas
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I . Endangered Democracy
1.Election
s
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Stolen
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American Voting Processes
An Election in
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Washington Post
How To Steal
an Election
It's easier to rig an
electronic voting
machine than a Las
Vegas slot machine,
says U of
Pennsylvania
professor Steve
Freeman. That's
because Vegas slots
are better monitored
and regulated than
America's voting
machines, Freeman
writes … Freeman
has assembled
comparisons that
suggest Americans
protect their vices
more than they guard
their rights, according
to data he presented
at an October
meeting of the
American Statistical
Association in
Philadelphia.
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Fully Documented
Instances of Election
Fraud
Florida 2000 US Presidential Election
Georgia 2002 Federal & State
Elections
Ohio 2004 US Presidential Election
Arizona 2004 US Presidential Election
Ohio 2005 Election Reform Referenda
Strong statistical indications of
fraud :
2004 US Presidential , Florida , Nevada , N . M .
and nationwide
2006 federal elections
2008 primary elections , especially New
Hampshire
2008 California referendum
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Ohio 2004 Vote Fraud
Secret Count in Warren County due to “FBI
terrorist alert,” an alert denied by the FBI
25% spoilage in black precincts of GOP
Montgomery Co.
Systematic vote switching in Cuyahoga Co.
(Cleveland): Ballots with candidate position
“rotation” tabulated at wrong precincts –
Big net Dem loss
Appalachian precincts with 90%+ turnout
rates and more far votes cast than
recorded voters
Ghosts in the Machines – voters tried to vote
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for Kerry, but Bush’s name came up. Voters
Ohio 2004 Vote Fraud
(cont.): Non-Recount
throughout the state
Throughout the state: The requirements for
the selection of a random recount sample
were clearly laid out in Directive 2004-58.
Instead of following these guidelines, staff
members were instructed to purposefully
select certain precincts that would easily
balance during a hand recount.
Hocking Co. Cheat Sheet – so workers would
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Florida 2000
“Brooks Brothers” Mob stopped the
count in Miami.
Certified 537 vote Bush victory.
Only two counties completed manual
counts.
¼ of state electorate was never
machine recount (in direct violation
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of the law)
I. S h a m D e m o cra cy
2 . E le ctio n s H a ve B e e n S to le n ( N o t ju st 2 0 0 4
U S P re sid e n t)
Florida 2000 (Democratic)
Vote Suppression
Disenfranchised Felons: 800,000 in Florida
(7% of VAP) not eligible to vote (1/3 of
African American males)
Faux-Felon lists: 82,389 voters wrongly
purged in 2000 – 52% African American
(11% of electorate; 91% of whom voted
for Gore)
Bad Ballots in Dem counties – Butterfly
(3,300 Gore votes allocated to Buchanan
or McNichols; wrong instructions in
Jacksonville
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Targeted efforts to suppress Black vote
Had the US Supreme
•
Court not Intervened in
• 2000 …
Florida’s 2000 Uncounted Votes
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• Bush Gore Margin
• Certified Count 2,912,790 2,912,253 Bush 537
Undervotes 13,055 14,332 -1,624
Overvotes 24,288 70,020 - 45,732
Totals 2,948,982 2,998,505 Gore 46,189
2006 US Congressional
Subject: Coordinated Innovation -Lessons from Improvisational Dance 091027
Source: “Landslide Denied” (2007) – study by Simon & O’Dell, Election Defense Alliance
Seven
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Principles: •Fair
Equal •Secret
Transparent •Accountability
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Vote Suppression/
Manipulation
Disenfranchisement
Dissuasion
– Democratic Absentee ballots rejected
(signature)
– GOP registration groups discard
Democratic forms
– Registrations rejected if not on 80lb
paper-weight
– Long lines effectively prevent voting – 11
hours at Oberlin U.; 7 hours in black
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Election Turnout around the
World
(Average from 1945-1998)
Country %vap Country %vap
Private Elections
Accountability by the
“Opposition”
Why don’t the Democrats
challenge fraudulent elections?
One party state.
Democratic complicity
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Accountability by the Media:
Why doesn’t the media report on
these things?
“The Central Intelligence Agency owns
History
See reality -- Not be a fool
Fairy tales keep Americans
(you) stupid
Avoid misdirected efforts
thoughtfully.
More at:
electionintegri
ty.org
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Education – Critical
Thinking
1. Basic rules of science:
“Authorities” do not determine truth; you do.
Think for yourself. If a story doesn’t make sense.
If data is not hidden, be suspect.
Be suspect about motivations. People are not
always truthful. Decibel level is inversely
proportional to veracity. Money talks -- loudly.
And without regard to truth.
Learn the Facts. Believe in what you can see for
yourself and verify.
2. Understand the myths; Understand
them as myth.
Understand the motivations behind the myths.
Look behind the veil
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Do What You Can Do
What skills/resources can
you share?
The Payoff
E ffica cy : M a k e a
D iffe re n ce
C o m m u n ity : G o o d p e o p le .
A F u tu re fo r y o u , y o u r
fa m ily , y o u r
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"Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world. Indeed, it is the
only thing that ever has."
-- Margaret Mead
US anthropologist & popularizer of
anthropology (1901 - 1978)