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November 4, 2024
Election 2024
Election Integrity

What Were Those Ballot Box Fires About?

Authorities in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, are investigating incidents involving incendiary devices found in ballot boxes, marked with messages supporting Gaza and Hamas. The first occurrence was reported on October 8 in Vancouver, where a device with “Free Palestine” and “Free Gaza” notes was placed in a drop box. In the early hours of this past Monday, additional devices ignited in two more locations—Portland and another in Vancouver—similarly marked “Free Gaza.”

A law enforcement source, who wished to remain anonymous, confirmed the messages to the Associated Press. However, both the Portland and Vancouver Police Departments have refrained from commenting, redirecting inquiries to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The federal agency’s Portland office states it is actively investigating these incidents, which are believed to be related. According to police, the incendiary devices were attached externally to the ballot boxes.

The suspect is described as a white male between 30 and 40 years of age, balding with short hair, and reportedly an experienced metalworker. Surveillance footage previously identified the suspect driving a black or dark-colored Volvo S-60, model years 2001 to 2004. The vehicle lacked a front license plate and had an unreadable rear plate.

The October 8 incident resulted in no ballot damage. However, the Portland arson damaged three ballots, while the Vancouver attack affected hundreds. Greg Kimsey, Clark County’s elected auditor, reported that officials retrieved approximately 475 damaged ballots from the Vancouver box, although the exact number of ballots destroyed remains uncertain. Kimsey condemned the acts, labeling them a “direct attack on democracy.”

Clark County sits in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, which is currently in a heated race between incumbent Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) and her Republican challenger, Joe Kent. Gluesenkamp Perez narrowly defeated Kent for the seat during the 2022 midterm election.

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Authorities in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, are investigating incidents involving incendiary devices found in ballot boxes, marked with messages supporting Gaza and Hamas. The first occurrence was reported on October 8 in Vancouver, where a device with "Free Palestine" and "Free Gaza" notes was placed in a drop box. In the early hours of this past Monday, additional devices ignited in two more locations—Portland and another in Vancouver—similarly marked "Free Gaza." show more
November 3, 2024
Election 2024
Election Integrity

Harris Camp Implies They’ll Keep Counting Votes Until They Win.

Vice President Kamala Harris‘s presidential campaign is implying they will attempt to force key counties in battleground states to keep counting votes until they attain victory. In a recent press call, a senior Harris campaign official emphasized Democrats would work to ensure they hit their ballot marks in certain localities even if President Donald J. Trump declares victory on election night.

The official, who requested anonymity, said such a move by Trump “won’t work.” They added: “He did this before. It failed.”

The Harris campaign says it is focused on maximizing their base’s turnout and confidence in the closing days of the 2024 election. “We are focused on making sure that all of our voters have the information to get out and vote,” the campaign official said, highlighting efforts to protect the integrity of the voting process amidst what they claim are attempts by Trump to “sow doubt” regarding the election results.

Trump’s campaign, meanwhile, won an important victory in Pennsylvania after Democratic volunteers and local police tried to prematurely shut down lines of voters looking to request an absentee ballot. While not technically “early voting,” Pennsylvania voters are allowed to request an absentee ballot in person, fill it out, and immediately return it. A local court in Bucks County ruled that the absentee process would be kept open for several extra days before November 5.

In Michigan, a Dominion ICX Voter Assist Terminal (VAT) system—which is used to help voters with disabilities mark their ballots—suffered a programming error,  preventing voters from casting split-ticket ballots. This issue is reportedly impacting the same Dominion machine model across the country—though reports indicate election officials have instituted a fix.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign is implying they will attempt to force key counties in battleground states to keep counting votes until they attain victory. In a recent press call, a senior Harris campaign official emphasized Democrats would work to ensure they hit their ballot marks in certain localities even if President Donald J. Trump declares victory on election night. show more
November 2, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Election Integrity

Legal Voters Are Being Turned Away Because of Voter Roll Error.

Some Arizona voters say they’re being turned away at their polling location, with election workers informing them that their voter registration has been suspended and that they cannot cast their ballot. The registration issue, brought to light by America First Legal, stems from a data transfer error that flagged 218,000 people on the state’s voter roll as not having proof of citizenship.

While a portion of the voters impacted by the error are potentially noncitizens who cannot legally vote in federal elections, the Arizona Secretary of State’s office acknowledges that many are legal voters. On Friday, a state judge ruled that Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) must produce a complete list of the impacted voters to county election officials by Monday.

“County Recorders need the list of 218,000 affected voters to address the issue, but AZ Secretary of State Adrian Fontes stubbornly refuses to share it with them,” America First Legal posted on X (formerly Twitter) after the issue of voters being turned away surfaced on Saturday. The legal group continued: “County recorders need this list. All eligible voters need to be able to vote, and no noncitizens should be able to vote.”

“It’s a win-win solution,” they added.

Earlier this month, The National Pulse reported that the Arizona Secretary of State’s office acknowledged it had discovered over 218,000 individuals on its voter rolls who lacked proof of citizenship at the time of registration. The discrepancy was attributed to data coding issues involving driver’s license information between the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Division and the state voter registration databases.

The massive voter registration error was first identified last month when approximately 97,000 voters were found to be listed as full-ballot voters without providing the required citizenship documentation for state elections.

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Some Arizona voters say they're being turned away at their polling location, with election workers informing them that their voter registration has been suspended and that they cannot cast their ballot. The registration issue, brought to light by America First Legal, stems from a data transfer error that flagged 218,000 people on the state's voter roll as not having proof of citizenship. show more

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November 2, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Election Integrity

Georgia GOP Says Fulton County is Violating State Ballot Drop Box Law.

The Georgia Republican Party is alleging Fulton County election officials are keeping certain voter centers open in predominantly Democratic-heavy areas over the weekend to accept absentee ballots in what they say violates Georgia law. In a statement issued late Friday night, the Georgia GOP announced they have filed a lawsuit against Fulton County for violating state election law, which restricts the use of ballot drop boxes after the early voting period ends.

“It has come to our attention that Fulton County election officials are planning to open four election offices this weekend “to accommodate voters seeking to hand-return their absentee ballots,” the Georgia GOP says, continuing: “This is a blatant violation of Georgia law, subsection (d) of Code Section 21-5-385. O.C.G.A § 21-2-382 which states ‘all drop boxes shall be closed when the advance voting period ends.’ This must be stopped immediately and those willfully breaking Georgia law should be held accountable.”

“Fulton County’s patently illegal acts give us no choice but to immediately file suit,” the state Republican Party adds.

Georgia state election mandates an early voting period beginning on “the fourth Monday immediately prior to each primary or election” and ending ” on the Friday immediately prior to each primary, election, or runoff.” However, voters are allowed to mail or hand in absentee ballots at any point “before the day of the primary or election.”

The Georgia GOP’s complaint appears to be contingent on the concern that Fulton County voter centers are acting as ballot drop boxes in all but name and that local election officials are using conflicting statutes to unlawfully extend the early voting period beyond its legally mandated conclusion.

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The Georgia Republican Party is alleging Fulton County election officials are keeping certain voter centers open in predominantly Democratic-heavy areas over the weekend to accept absentee ballots in what they say violates Georgia law. In a statement issued late Friday night, the Georgia GOP announced they have filed a lawsuit against Fulton County for violating state election law, which restricts the use of ballot drop boxes after the early voting period ends. show more
November 2, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024

Foreign Interference: EU Green Parties Demand Jill Stein Stands Down (She Can’t).

The European Greens have joined Democrats in pressuring Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein to withdraw from the race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, arguing her campaign could help former President Donald J. Trump reclaim the White House. Stein remains steadfast in her bid, arguing that the Democrats are beholden to corporate interests—and in any case, removing her name from ballots is impossible at this juncture.

The European Greens, a coalition of Green parties across Europe, allege that “Donald Trump has promised that if he becomes President again, he will extend abortion bans, deny members of the LGBTQIA+ community their rights, and deport migrants en masse.”

“Europe needs Kamala Harris as President of the United States, to be a reliable partner and to take the urgent, decisive action needed on the climate crisis, and to bring about a just and sustainable peace in the Middle East,” they plead, adding: “Right now, the race for the White House is too close for comfort. We call on Jill Stein to withdraw from the race and endorse Kamala Harris for the presidency of the United States.”

However, the U.S. Green Party was previously removed from the global Green network, which includes the European Greens, over “serious policy differences,” particularly on Russia and Ukraine.

2016.

Stein’s 2016 campaign is contentious among leftists, as her votes in swing states exceeded Trump’s margin of victory. Democrats, wary of a repeat, have launched their first-ever negative campaign against a third-party candidate, placing billboards in swing states reading: “Jill Stein Helped Trump Once. Don’t Let Her Do It Again.”

With Stein polling around one percent nationally, the Democrats fear she could cost them close races by siphoning off leftist votes. Stein remains undeterred, calling for voters to “fight for the greater good” rather than choosing a “lesser evil.”

Several Arab American and Muslim groups have endorsed Stein, seeking to punish the Democrats in general and Harris in particular for their foreign policy stances. Stein has said of these initiatives, “I myself do not speak in terms of defeating one candidate, but I really understand for the communities that are being savaged by Kamala Harris right now and Biden—I totally understand why their prime directive right now is to clarify that this comes with a price to pay.”

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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The European Greens have joined Democrats in pressuring Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein to withdraw from the race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, arguing her campaign could help former President Donald J. Trump reclaim the White House. Stein remains steadfast in her bid, arguing that the Democrats are beholden to corporate interests—and in any case, removing her name from ballots is impossible at this juncture. show more
November 1, 2024
William Upton
Data
Election 2024

Nevada Election Guru Has a Warning for Democrats.

Early vote data in Nevada suggests the state is slipping away from Democrats and could likely be won by President Donald J. Trump on November 5. The state’s top elections and political analyst Jon Ralston—himself a partisan Democrat—is warning that in prior presidential years, the question has always been whether Republicans can overcome the Democratic Party’s early vote firewall. However, he notes that this year, the question has been reversed.

“This year is different in many ways, but most obviously in that for the first time in The Reid Machine Era (2008 and forward), the Republicans are the ones banking votes in a presidential year, establishing a firewall to try to fend off a Democratic comeback and put themselves in the best position since [George W. Bush] won the state in 2004,” Ralston writes, adding: “So the analysis is the opposite of what it usually is: Can the Dems overcome the deficit and what would that look like in the models?”

The Nevada elections guru contends that while Democrats did see some positive news regarding vote totals in Clark County earlier this week, and they do typically surge votes in the final two days of early voting, it may be too little, too late.

“My gut and the data/history tell me it could be close,” Ralston says, adding: “But I tend to agree with GOP operative Jeremy Hughes, who posits that if the final GOP ballot lead gets much over 25,000, big trouble for Dems in trying to turn around this battleship.”

According to Nevada state election data, the Republican Party currently holds an eight percent statewide turnout edge, with a nearly ten percent edge in crucial Clark Couty. The Democrat firewall in the county is just at 8,600 in Clark.

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Early vote data in Nevada suggests the state is slipping away from Democrats and could likely be won by President Donald J. Trump on November 5. The state's top elections and political analyst Jon Ralston—himself a partisan Democrat—is warning that in prior presidential years, the question has always been whether Republicans can overcome the Democratic Party's early vote firewall. However, he notes that this year, the question has been reversed. show more
November 1, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Election Integrity

AZ Must Hand Over List of Voters Who Lack Proof of Citizenship, Rules Judge.

A state judge has ruled that Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) must produce a complete list of over 218,000 registered voters who failed to provide proof of citizenship. According to the order issued by a judge at the Superior Court of Arizona for Maricopa County, Fontes must produce the list by Monday, November 4.

Fontes is now required to release the voter registration data to America First Legal, the plaintiff in the case.

 

Earlier this month, The National Pulse reported that the Arizona Secretary of State’s office acknowledged it had discovered over 218,000 individuals on its voter rolls who lacked proof of citizenship at the time of registration. The discrepancy was attributed to data coding issues involving driver’s license information between the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Division and the state voter registration databases.

The massive voter registration error was first identified last month when approximately 97,000 voters were found to be listed as full-ballot voters without providing the required citizenship documentation for state elections. Arizona requires those registering to vote in state-level elections to provide documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC). Consequently, if a voter cannot provide the required information, they’re designated as only being allowed to cast a federal election ballot.

According to the state investigation into the database issue, approximately 79,000 registered Republicans and 61,000 Democrats are impacted. An additional 76,000 voters who are registered under other political parties are also affected.

The potentially erroneous registrations have raised serious concerns about both noncitizen voters casting ballots and legal voters impacted by the error being denied their right to vote. America First Legal’s court win will help ensure public transparency regarding the state’s voter roll database error in the critical battleground state of Arizona.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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A state judge has ruled that Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) must produce a complete list of over 218,000 registered voters who failed to provide proof of citizenship. According to the order issued by a judge at the Superior Court of Arizona for Maricopa County, Fontes must produce the list by Monday, November 4. show more
November 1, 2024
Data
Election 2024

Newly Registered Women Dominate Early Voting in PA, But Men Are Flooding It in AZ.

As of October 30, nearly 60 million Americans have already voted in the presidential election. There has been a notable influx of new voters in the vital swing states of Pennsylvania and Arizona from demographics that favor Vice Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump, respectively.

In Pennsylvania, data indicates an increase in newly registered female Democratic voters. This trend could influence the election’s outcome. To date, Pennsylvania has seen over 100,000 new voters participate early. Conversely, in Arizona, the emergence of new male Republican voters is prominent, with early voting numbers already surpassing the 2020 margin of just 10,457 votes.

New voters who didn’t participate in 2020 are pivotal, as they may alter the landscape compared to the previous election. While the specific choices of these voters remain unknown, those who register as Democrats likely lean towards Harris, while Republican registrants likely lean towards Trump.

In North Carolina and Nevada, the largest category among new voters is those unaffiliated with any party. Their choices could significantly impact the election.

As new voter participation already exceeds previous election margins in several swing states, such individuals are set to play a decisive role in a closely contested electoral landscape.

Image by Victoria Pickering.

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As of October 30, nearly 60 million Americans have already voted in the presidential election. There has been a notable influx of new voters in the vital swing states of Pennsylvania and Arizona from demographics that favor Vice Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump, respectively. show more
November 1, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Fact Check

FACT CHECK: Kamala Claims 100k Attended Her DC Rally… It Was Less Than Half That.

Vice President Kamala Harris is falsely claiming her Tuesday rally in Washington, D.C., drew 100,000 attendees. According to law enforcement, the total number screened for entry for the event—which took place in The Ellipse Park just outside the White House—was just 40,000 people.

A Harris campaign permit for the park only cited 20,000 attendees; however, it is believed that number was increased just days before the campaign rally. In addition to the 40,000 individuals screened for entry into The Ellipse Park, law enforcement estimates there could have been upwards of 20,000 individuals outside the event on the slope near the Washington Monument.

Even with the non-screened attendees, Harris overestimates the crowd by almost half. Meanwhile, the Harris campaign officially estimates attendees to be about 75,0000—still well short of Harris’s 100,000 claim.

While Harris sought to use the pageantry and backdrop of The Ellipse rally to make her closing case for the presidency, it was her boss, the 81-year-old incumbent Joe Biden, who stole the news cycle. Just moments after the rally and a few hundred yards away, Biden held a video call for the Harris campaign in the White House with the far-left Voto Latino group.

During the call, Biden—now infamously—referred to Americans who support President Donald J. Trump as “garbage.” In the immediate aftermath, the White House communications team attempted to manipulate a transcript of the video call—exacerbating the scandal and potentially committing a federal crime.

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Vice President Kamala Harris is falsely claiming her Tuesday rally in Washington, D.C., drew 100,000 attendees. According to law enforcement, the total number screened for entry for the event—which took place in The Ellipse Park just outside the White House—was just 40,000 people. show more
November 1, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Election Integrity

Election Officials Confirm Voting Machine Flipped Vote from Trump to Kamala.

A video showing a Kentucky electronic ballot machine malfunctioning and only allowing a voter to cast a vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz is authentic, the county clerk confirms. Many on social media and the corporate media initially questioned whether the footage was staged. However, Laurel County Clerk Tony Brown—in a post on Facebook—acknowledges the machine was flipping votes from Donald J. Trump to Harris.

“The Attorney General’s office has been to the vote center to check the device that has been shown across social media today. In full disclosure, after several minutes of attempting to recreate the scenario, it did occur,” Brown wrote. He added: “This was accomplished by hitting some area in between the boxes. After that we tried for several minutes to do it again and could not.”

Brown stressed that the machine shown in the video is meant to mark ballots and that users must make their selection by pressing their finger fully in the box next to the candidate’s name on the screen. If that isn’t done, the error observed in the video can occur. The Laurel County Clerk notes that the machine was pulled from use and set facedown at the voting center until it could be examined by officials from the Kentucky Attorney General’s office.


“There were no claims of any issues with the device prior, and none since it went back into service,” Brown said, continuing: “The voter who posted the video did cast her ballot which she said was correct.”

Brown added: “I hate that this has occurred here in Laurel County. We strive to have accurate, secure and safe elections that we are proud to provide to our citizens.”

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A video showing a Kentucky electronic ballot machine malfunctioning and only allowing a voter to cast a vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz is authentic, the county clerk confirms. Many on social media and the corporate media initially questioned whether the footage was staged. However, Laurel County Clerk Tony Brown—in a post on Facebook—acknowledges the machine was flipping votes from Donald J. Trump to Harris. show more