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From: WALTER784
Feb-27
How Dems took control of courts – and then elections
Scheme makes quality of candidates, plans, irrelevant
By WND News Services
Published February 11, 2023 at 4:23pm
Weeping, gnashing of teeth, and lots of Monday-morning quarterbacking could describe Pennsylvania Republicans’ reactions to Novembers’ election losses.
From poor candidates to poor messaging to poorly run campaigns to poor mail-in voting strategies, no shortage of factors played a role.
But “What happened in 2022?” is too shortsighted a question. Republicans should instead reflect on the fact that the Left began planning for this moment long ago.
Before the 2010 census and subsequent decennial redistricting process, Democrats architected a “divide and conquer” strategy. To their goals of winning legislative and gubernatorial elections, Democrats prioritized another aim: file lawsuits challenging current maps and win control of state courts so that these lawsuits would end up before friendly judges.
Success would mean that candidate and messaging quality wouldn’t matter because district lines alone would deliver wins.
This strategy was the impetus for the founding of organizations like the litigation-focused National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), established with the backing of former President Barack Obama and former Attorney General Eric Holder.
In 2015, the Left put its strategy to work in Pennsylvania.
That year, unions, trial lawyers, and Democrats spent more than $11 million to win three open seats and gain a 5-2 majority on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court. Republicans raised a paltry $3.6 million, effectively handing victory to Democrats.
This victory became the fulcrum of the Left’s efforts to gerrymander congressional and state legislative districts in the Keystone State.
Before long, the NDRC-friendly League of Women Voters challenged the state’s congressional map as unconstitutional. The map had been approved by the legislature in 2011 with bipartisan support and was signed by then-Gov. Tom Corbett. It was in place for three election cycles with nary a lawsuit in sight. But with control of the court in their hands, Democrats seized their chance.
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The court tossed out the map and imposed one of its own, drawn by a Stanford law professor without any legislative input or oversight. The new map, not surprisingly, was a win for Democrats.
But the story doesn’t end there.
As congressional and state redistricting got underway in 2021, Democratic lawyers and judges were ready.
After Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed the congressional map submitted to him by the GOP-controlled state House and Senate, the Democratic-controlled state Supreme Court happily stepped in and picked a map favored by Democrats.
On the legislative front, state maps are drawn by the Legislative Reapportionment Commission, made up of two Republicans, two Democrats, and a fifth member selected by the other four. If the four can’t agree, as was the case here, the state Supreme Court picks the fifth member.
Not surprisingly, the Democratic Supreme Court picked a Democrat as the fifth member.
Then, when the commission voted in favor of a Democratic-gerrymandered House map and Republicans sued, the state Supreme Court sided with the Democrats.
It’s little wonder that under the gerrymandered map, Democrats last year won a House majority for the first time in 12 years, albeit by a slim, one-vote margin. They had been plotting for this moment for years – a long-game approach that Republicans must learn from.
Because Republicans failed to recognize the importance of the 2015 judicial races, the Left was able to put Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court solidly in Democratic hands until at least 2027. If Republicans want to reclaim a majority beholden not to a political party but to the rule of law, they can’t wait until 2027. They must start with the race this year for an open Supreme Court seat.
Similarly, if Republicans want to undo Democratic-gerrymandered maps after the 2030 census, they must begin work now to reclaim
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From: WALTER784
Feb-27
New Forensic Expert’s Report Out of Allegheny County, PA Shows Duplicate Ballot Scans and over 50,000 “Non-Unique Tabulator CVR Numbers”
By Brian Lupo
Feb. 22, 2023 3:30 pm
Back in September of 2022, forensics expert Erich Speckin discovered over 10,000 ballots in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County that had substantially inferior image quality compared to other ballots provided:
“Many of these images have similar defects in the printing/copying process which would indicate common source of production, but different than the remaining examined ballots. Clearly in the mail in counting area, a random printing defect that may have existed in mailing out of ballots could not consistently come back and be counted on the same scanner. Therefore, a printing defect on the printing side of the ballot creation is not the likely cause of this anomaly.”
The Gateway Pundit reported on these findings and noted that the 10,000 ballots was almost the margin of victory for Marine Corps veteran Conor Lamb in his race against Army veteran Sean Parnell.
Parnell claimed that, on election night in 2020, his staff determined it was mathematically impossible for Lamb to win and Lamb had allegedly called Parnell on election night to congratulate him on his victory. But as the numbers began to trickle in for the days and weeks after the election, that changed.
Speckin is a forensics expert in document examination with 29 years experience. Back in 2016, “517 Business and Life” wrote an article about Speckin’s history in forensic document review, including work with police departments, attorneys, and consultation with the TV Show “CSI”.
He has reviewed election cases, including ballots, “in many instances in [his] career…” Yesterday, Speckin released another report after further investigation into the data found on the tabulator’s CVR forms obtained through Right To Know requests from Allegheny County.
From the report:
In this case, I had access to PDF scans of the front and back of each ballot as well as the corresponding PDF of the detail for the counting and tabulation of each ballot. Every ballot has a unique individual identifying number associated with the counting and is part of the PDF file name.
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As a result of only having images, the forensic examination that can be performed is limited. It is always more desirable to have the original evidence when possible.
Finding 1:
In his investigation, Speckin found that there were over 170 instances where a ballot appeared to be a duplicate scan. This conclusion was derived from comparing all of the marks on ballot images provided by the county and comparing them with ballot images that have the “same markings.” The review of duplicate scanned ballots is ongoing and could potentially increase. AuditTheVotePA is reporting their analysis thus far is at 252 examples.
Finding 2:
The Cast Vote Record (CVR) was the next focus in his review. In this part of the investigation, Speckin found that “in this county, over 50,000 instances of non-unique tabulator CVR numbers were found on eight of the tabulators used to scan and count votes.” Speckin continues that some of the CVR numbers were found twice and some were found three times. Below is notated the duplicate counts with their coordinating CVR number as well as the triple counted examples:
Attorney Stefanie Lambert joined the Conservative Daily podcast to talk about the findings in Speckin’s report. Below is a clip of that podcast. You can find the full length version here.
Speckin made recommendations to further examine the ballots based on his findings:
Based on the forensic findings, it is my opinion that further work and review of the original ballots should be conducted to determine what significance these findings have on the whole of the approximately 700,000 ballots cast.
1. Review the original ballots that were scanned and created the submitted images to determine the scope and correlation of these printing anomalies or if an alternative theory could exist that cannot be determined at this time.
2. Determine the details of the scanner with the anomalies noted in the user, time frames scanned, and cause of the poor image.
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From: WALTER784
Feb-27
Not only her, but several other Arizona government related officials as well.
And mind you, this is not just Arizona, but multi-state, with other states doing their own investigations about cross-border money/drug laundering too.
FWIW
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From: WALTER784
Feb-27
New Forensic Expert’s Report Out of Allegheny County, PA Shows Duplicate Ballot Scans and over 50,000 “Non-Unique Tabulator CVR Numbers”
By Brian Lupo
Feb. 22, 2023 3:30 pm
Back in September of 2022, forensics expert Erich Speckin discovered over 10,000 ballots in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County that had substantially inferior image quality compared to other ballots provided:
“Many of these images have similar defects in the printing/copying process which would indicate common source of production, but different than the remaining examined ballots. Clearly in the mail in counting area, a random printing defect that may have existed in mailing out of ballots could not consistently come back and be counted on the same scanner. Therefore, a printing defect on the printing side of the ballot creation is not the likely cause of this anomaly.”
The Gateway Pundit reported on these findings and noted that the 10,000 ballots was almost the margin of victory for Marine Corps veteran Conor Lamb in his race against Army veteran Sean Parnell.
Parnell claimed that, on election night in 2020, his staff determined it was mathematically impossible for Lamb to win and Lamb had allegedly called Parnell on election night to congratulate him on his victory. But as the numbers began to trickle in for the days and weeks after the election, that changed.
Speckin is a forensics expert in document examination with 29 years experience. Back in 2016, “517 Business and Life” wrote an article about Speckin’s history in forensic document review, including work with police departments, attorneys, and consultation with the TV Show “CSI”.
He has reviewed election cases, including ballots, “in many instances in [his] career…” Yesterday, Speckin released another report after further investigation into the data found on the tabulator’s CVR forms obtained through Right To Know requests from Allegheny County.
In this case, I had access to PDF scans of the front and back of each ballot as well as the corresponding PDF of the detail for the counting and tabulation of each ballot. Every ballot has a unique individual identifying number associated with the counting and is part of the PDF file name.
…
As a result of only having images, the forensic examination that can be performed is limited. It is always more desirable to have the original evidence when possible.
Finding 1:
In his investigation, Speckin found that there were over 170 instances where a ballot appeared to be a duplicate scan. This conclusion was derived from comparing all of the marks on ballot images provided by the county and comparing them with ballot images that have the “same markings.” The review of duplicate scanned ballots is ongoing and could potentially increase. AuditTheVotePA is reporting their analysis thus far is at 252 examples.
Finding 2:
The Cast Vote Record (CVR) was the next focus in his review. In this part of the investigation, Speckin found that “in this county, over 50,000 instances of non-unique tabulator CVR numbers were found on eight of the tabulators used to scan and count votes.” Speckin continues that some of the CVR numbers were found twice and some were found three times. Below is notated the duplicate counts with their coordinating CVR number as well as the triple counted examples:
Attorney Stefanie Lambert joined the Conservative Daily podcast to talk about the findings in Speckin’s report. Below is a clip of that podcast. You can find the full length version here.
Speckin made recommendations to further examine the ballots based on his findings:
Based on the forensic findings, it is my opinion that further work and review of the original ballots should be conducted to determine what significance these findings have on the whole of the approximately 700,000 ballots cast.
1. Review the original ballots that were scanned and created the submitted images to determine the scope and correlation of these printing anomalies or if an alternative theory could exist that cannot be determined at this time.
2. Determine the details of the scanner with the anomalies noted in the user, time frames scanned, and cause of the poor image.
a. Then to determine the origin of the original ballots if the issue is with a printing defect.
b. Conduct a study of the voting pattern (if any) in these areas compared to other correctly printed ballots.
3. If the original ballots are made available:
a. To look for impressions of ballots into each other. In the normal course of voting these would not be filled out one on top of each other.
b. Using infrared light to determine if more than one ink formulation was used to complete a ballot and which races contained different inks to see if there is any pattern of additions or not.
c. In ballots that are color print
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- Edited February 27, 2023 8:56 pm by WALTER784
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From: WALTER784
Feb-27
And this money laundering has moved across 5 states.
Paying state officials, prosecutors, judges, election officials, etc.
Did you watch the video?
FWIW
- Edited February 27, 2023 11:42 pm by WALTER784
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From: WALTER784
Feb-28
Alaskans for Honest Elections Now Collecting Signatures to Rid State of Ranked-Choice Voting
By Jim Hoft
Feb. 1, 2023 11:30 am
Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola “won” reelection in Alaska to a full term in the House in November after she defeated Sarah Palin in a special election to replace Rep. Don Young back in August.
Peltola was the FIRST DEMOCRAT to win the House seat in solid red Alaska in 50 Years! And she was only able to win the seat in the deep red state because of the conspiracy known as ranked-choice voting.
Ranked-choice voting and mail-in ballots were implemented in Alaska by referendum in 2020.
Peltola, a far left Democrat, was announced the winner in the state in late November. Alaska is a 60-40 Republican state. Again, only a gimic like ranked-choice voting could accomplish this in deep red Alaska. So today the only congressional representative from Alaska is a far left Democrat. Watch what Democrats do to this state in the coming years! You ain’t seen nothing yet.
Mitch McConnell endorsed Lisa Murkowski supported the rankend choice voting in the state. In fact, Murkowski endorsed far left Peltola over Sarah Palin.
This is how Democrats steal seats. And Republicans let them.
Alaskans for Honest Elections is now collecting signatures that will rid of the state’s ranked-choice voting and non-partisan primaries in the state.
Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom has certified the application for a petition in January.
Please contact Alaskans for Honest Elections if you can help in this effort.
Via Alaskans for Honest Elections
Rank choice was sold to Alaska by outsiders as a means to control dark money. Outsiders put more of their money than ever before in our elections. It did not work! Most of their funding came from out of Alaska. Rank Choice voting has proven to discourage voter turnout. This past election had the lowest turn out since 2010. It is so complicated that 1000’s did not vote. Some voters, votes are counted 2 or 3 times. Not fair! It should be 1 person 1 vote. This is not a partisan issue. Rank Choice voting affected everyone. In at least 1 race the Democrat received less that 15% of the vote. Rank Choice creates division and bitterness.
FWIW
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From: WALTER784
Feb-28
Alaska’s Ranked-Choice Voting Scheme Was A Plot To Save Murkowski, But It Also Doomed Palin
BY: TRISTAN JUSTICE
SEPTEMBER 09, 2022
In order to avoid a Republican primary, Murkowski operatives orchestrated a takeover of state election laws.
Election officials called Alaska’s special election House race for Democrat Mary Peltola over 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin last week. Peltola’s victory, despite nearly 60 percent of votes cast for a Republican on all first-choice ballots, will mark the first time since 1973 that a Democrat will represent the state in the lower chamber.
Whether the August contest was Palin’s race or Republican Nick Begich’s race to lose is an open question. Whether the Republicans’ loss was a consequence of Alaska’s new ranked-choice voting system, however, is no doubt, and GOP Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is the one to blame.
Murkowski’s Plot to Avoid a Primary
In 2010, Sen. Murkowski captured re-election through a triumphant write-in campaign after losing the Republican primary to a former federal magistrate who was backed by Palin. Murkowski comfortably won a third full term in 2016 but continued to antagonize the state’s Republican base with votes to oppose restrictions on abortion, preserve Obamacare, and convict President Donald Trump in his second impeachment. Murkowski also voted “present” in the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and she upset constituents when last year she served as the tie-breaker to move forward the nomination of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, who has shut down state development projects.
In other words, Murkowski did not strive to win over Republicans in a state that went for Trump by 10 points in 2020. To save her seat, Murkowski operatives devised a plan to avoid a primary by radically transforming the state’s election system. The answer became ranked-choice voting, a ballot system to rig elections in favor of the incumbent.
Under the ranked-choice ballot system, the traditional partisan primary is replaced by an open-party contest where the top four candidates advance to the general election. Voters then “rank” their preferred candidates in the ensuing race. If none receives a majority, or more than 50 percent of the first-choice ballots cast, the votes are tabulated again and the lowest scoring candidate is eliminated. The losing candidate’s ballots then count toward their second-choice pick, and the process is repeated until a candidate reaches more than 50 percent of the vote.
In August, the investigative group Project Veritas published tapes of Murkowski operatives bragging about fundamentally changing the state’s electoral system to keep Murkowski in power. Democrats, they theorized, would rank Murkowski as their number two preference, giving the incumbent senator the upper hand when the Democrat candidate is eliminated as the lowest vote-getter in a three-way race. This year the contest is between Murkowski, main Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka, and Democrat Patricia Chesbro. In 2020, Alaska voters narrowly approved the state’s new voting system after a successful campaign from Murkowski operatives put the plan before residents as Ballot Measure 2.
“While we were working on Ballot Measure 2 and voting for Ballot Measure 2, we had Sen. Murkowski in mind the whole time,” said Emma Ashlock, a Murkowski campaign coordinator, on camera. “Every single Pat Chesbro voter who ranks Senator Murkowski second, we get their votes.”
Shea Siegert, now the communications director for Murkowski’s re-election campaign, was previously the campaign manager for the group pushing Ballot Measure 2.
In the Alaska House race, Peltola won the seat with nearly 52 percent of the final vote to Palin’s 48.
[LISTEN: How Alaska’s Confusing Ranked-Choice Voting Is Really A Scheme To Keep Murkowski In Office]
Dark Money Provisions Were a Distraction
Ballot Measure 2 was sold to Alaskans as an effort to impose greater transparency in state elections by requiring more information to be public about the source of campaign finances. The package eliminated “dark money” from elections, merged the state’s partisan primaries into one contest, and implemented ranked-choice voting for the general all rolled into one.
In an op-ed for the Anchorage Daily News, one of Alaska’s largest newspapers, local activist and Ballot Measure 2 supporter Kiera O’Brien wrote that the proposal would “make three critical reinforcements to our electio
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